1. Dutch man-of-war in 1619 discharged the first black men. 一艘荷兰军舰在1619年运来了第一批黑人。
2. The order was executed as promptly as it would have been on board a man-of-war. 他的命令立刻被执行了,犹如在一艘大战舰上一样。
3. Just then he saw a man-of-war bird with his long black wings circling in the sky ahead of him. He made a quick drop, slanting down on his back-swept wings, and then circled again. 就在这个时候,他看见一只军舰鸟,展开那长长的黑色翅膀,在他前方的天空中盘旋,突然之间,它将翅膀向后一收,倾身直往下伏冲,然后又开始盘旋。
英英解释
n.
1. a warship intended for combat
2. large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles