frigate

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Collins 1

n. a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
n. a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser

n. 装有大炮的快速帆船, 护卫舰

Collins 星级

16,342

BNC 频率

20,441

使用频率

frigate 源于拉丁语 fricare，意为“摩擦、擦”，与船只的快速性相关，但词根分析在此单词的记忆上帮助不大。

例句

1. The navy sent a frigate to patrol the ocean.

海军派了一艘护卫舰去巡逻海洋。

2. The frigate was equipped with advanced radar technology.

这艘护卫舰配备了先进的雷达技术。

3. Many frigates are used to protect merchant ships from pirates.

许多护卫舰被用来保护商船免受海盗袭击。