able seaman

noun

1. （英国海军）一等水兵
   a sailor of lower rank in the British navy

1. Besides her steward work in the wardroom Able Seaman Green is a member of the ship's firefighting team, which is ready to respond to any fire or toxic hazard incident.
   除了军官室的干事工作，二等兵格林还是舰上消防队的一员，准备应付任何火警和防化事故。
2. Able Seaman Green said she and her ship mates would celebrate this Christmas at sea as they conduct security patrols in the Persian Gulf.
   二等兵格林说她和她舰上的伙伴将在波斯湾上庆祝圣诞节。
3. Thirty years before, he had been an able seaman on a sailing vessel that was wrecked in those treacherous waters.
   30年前，他在一条帆船上当一等水手，这条帆船在那变化莫测的海面上出了事。
4. An able seaman; every able-bodied young man served in the army.
   身体强壮的海员；每个健壮的年轻人都在军队服役。

noun

1. a seaman in the merchant marine

   Synonym:    able-bodied seaman