a large fast ship used in war 巡洋舰 He served on a battle cruiser. 他在一艘战列巡洋舰上服役。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- battle
- heavy
- light
- …
- on a/the cruiser
- (also cabin cruiser)
a boat with a motor and room for people to sleep, used for pleasure trips (可住宿的)舱式游艇 a luxury 20-foot cabin cruiser 一艘20英尺长的豪华舱式游艇
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- battle
- heavy
- light
- …
- on a/the cruiser
- (North American English)
a police car Topics Transport by car or lorryc2, Law and justicec2巡逻警车
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Dutch kruiser, from kruisen ‘to cross’, from kruis ‘cross’, from Latin crux.