一分钟英语趣问答 241

When "sub" means an underwater boat, what word is it short for?

译句：当“sub”表示水下船只时，它是什么单词的缩写？（答案附在文末）

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sub /sʌb/  n. 潜水艇，替补队员；vi. 代替

例句：

• The sub has 44 crew members aboard.

潜艇上有44名海军队员。

• So I've been working as a high-school sub.

所以我一直在当高中替补教师。

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short for  是…的略称，简称

例句：

• Call me Jo—it's short for Joanna. 

叫我乔好了—这是乔安娜的简称。

• E-sports is short for electronic sports.

E-sports是电子竞技的简称。

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• submarine /ˌsʌbmə'rin/ n. 潜艇

例句：

• The submarine rose to the surface.

潜艇升到水面上来了。

• The submarine submerged to avoid enemy ships.

潜艇潜入水中以躲避敌船。

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答案：submarine

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