noun🔗Share护卫舰,巡防舰 An obsolete type of sailing warship with a single continuous gun deck, typically used for patrolling, blockading, etc, but not in line of battle."During the Age of Sail, a frigate was often used to patrol coastlines, protecting merchant ships from pirates. "在风帆时代,巡防舰经常被用来在海岸线巡逻,保护商船免受海盗袭击。nauticalmilitarysailinghistorywarvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share护卫舰,巡防舰. A 19th-century warship combining sail and steam propulsion, typically of ironclad timber construction, supplementing and superseding sailing ships of the battle line until made obsolete by the development of the solely steam-propelled iron battleship."The frigate, a powerful warship of its time, sailed proudly through the harbor, its iron hull gleaming in the sunlight. "那艘护卫舰是那个时代强大的战舰,它骄傲地驶过港口,铁甲船身在阳光下闪耀着光芒。(Nà sōu hùwèijiàn shì nàge shídài qiángdà de zhànjiàn, tā jiāo'ào de shǐ guò gǎngkǒu, tiějiǎ chuánshēn zài yángguāng xià shǎnyàozhe guāngmáng.)nauticalmilitaryvehiclehistorytechnologywarsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share护卫舰 A modern type of warship, smaller than a destroyer, originally (WWII) introduced as an anti-submarine vessel but now general purpose."The navy's new frigate is smaller than a destroyer but has powerful sonar for detecting submarines. "海军的新护卫舰比驱逐舰小,但配备了强大的声纳,可以探测潜艇。militarynauticalwarvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share军舰鸟 A frigatebird."From our boat, we watched a magnificent frigate soar effortlessly above the waves, its long wings catching the ocean breeze. "从我们的船上,我们看到一只壮丽的军舰鸟毫不费力地翱翔在海浪之上,它那长长的翅膀捕捉着海面的微风。birdChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading