seaman

sailor, seaman, mariner

这些名词均有“水手，船员”之意。
sailor: 普通和词，指任何实际驾驶船只航海或在船上工作的人员。
seaman: 指商船船员或海军中的水兵，有时可与sailor换用。
mariner: 多指直接从事航海和参与驾驶船只的水手。

名词 seaman:

1. a man who serves as a sailor
   同义词：mariner, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dog
2. muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922)
   同义词：Elizabeth Seaman, Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman, Nellie Bly

1. In1929 he took a job as a seaman.
   1929年他当了海员。
2. A seaman went below to fetch the captain a cup of coffee.
   一位水手下舱去为船长拿一杯咖啡。
3. The dying seaman made a nuncupation in favor of his mother.
   那位即将死亡的海员立了一份囗头遗嘱给他母亲。
4. We have many skilled seamen on our ship.
   我们船上有很多有经验的水手。