bargee
noun [ C ] UK uk/bɑːˈdʒiː/ us/bɑːrˈdʒiː/
驳船夫
a person who sails or lives on a barge (= a long boat with a flat bottom, used for carrying heavy objects, or a long narrow boat used on canals)
Bargees are the captains and crews of the big barges that slowly go up and down the river. 驳船夫是在河上缓慢上下航行的大驳船的船长和船员。
The Shroppie is the name bargees give to the canal that winds through Shropshire. 什罗普河是驳船夫给蜿蜒穿过英国什罗普郡的运河起的名字。
Synonym: bargeman
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- In 1860 occupations such as bargee, lighterman, and chimney sweep had high death rates.
- This old inn was once the haunt of the bargees and their families who travelled the canals.
- The film tells the story of a Seine bargee and his bride.
- "I'm a bargee, owner-operator, that's my ship down there," she said, pointing down the side of the quay.