also gun-boat, "small boat fitted with guns for service inshore or up rivers," 1793, from gun (n.) + boat (n.). Gunboat diplomacy is from 1916, originally with reference to Western policies in China.
雙語例句
1. The gunboat opened fire on the mainland.
炮艇朝陸地開炮.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. Lieutenant Campbell ordered the man at the wheel to steer for the gunboat.
坎貝爾上尉命令舵手將船開向炮艇。
來自柯林斯例句
3. We bid for the construction of a gunboat.
我們投標造一炮艇.
來自辭典例句
4. Japanese politicians condemned China's gunboat tactics and warnedof the risk of conflict.
日政界指責中方的炮艦政策,并警告由此導致沖突的風險.
來自互聯(lián)網
5. After six decades of gunboat diplomacy, any detente is to be welcomed.