音标与读法

这里为大家介绍下powder monkey 是什么意思，希望能帮助到各位朋友。

中英文翻译

(从前军舰中)搬火药的少年；〔美谑〕装炸药的人，使用炸药的人。

powder:n. 1.粉，粉末。 2.(搽脸的)香粉；牙粉；发粉。 ...monkey:n. 1.猴子；猿〔cf. ape〕;长毛猴的毛皮。 2 ...someone who carries explosives (as from the magazine to the guns on board a warship)

A powder boy or powder monkey manned naval artillery guns as a member of a warship"s crew, primarily during the Age of Sail. His chief role was to ferry gunpowder from the powder magazine in the ship"s hold to the artillery pieces, either in bulk or as cartridges.单词网dANcI.583316.cOm