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a group of military ships commanded by the same person 舰队 a fleet of destroyers 一队驱逐舰 Nelson destroyed the Franco-Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar. 纳尔逊在特拉法尔加战役中摧毁了法西舰队。
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictc1The entire fleet was sunk. 整个舰队都沉没了。 The ship sailed to join the fleet at Barbados. 这艘船出航了,要加入在巴巴多斯的船队。
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a group of ships fishing together 捕鱼船队 a fishing/whaling fleet 捕鱼/捕鲸船队
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all the military ships of a particular country (一国的)全部军舰,海军 a reduction in the size of the British fleet 英国海军的裁减
Extra ExamplesThe fleet was mobilized and the country prepared for war. 舰队动员起来了,该国已为战争作好了准备。 There were over 500 ships in the enemy fleet. 敌军舰队有 500 多艘船只。
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a group of planes, buses, taxis, etc. travelling together or owned by the same organization (同一机构或统一调度的)机群,车队 the company’s new fleet of vans 公司的新客货车队 a fleet car/vehicle 车队/车辆
Extra Examplesa fleet of taxis 出租车车队 the company car fleet 公司车队 The airline is doubling the size of its fleet. 该航空公司要把飞机总数增加一倍。 The entire US space shuttle fleet was grounded after the accident. 事故发生后,整个美国航天飞机舰队停飞了。 There were plans to modernize the tram and bus fleet. 有计划使电车和公共汽车队现代化。 The injured were taken to hospital in a fleet of ambulances. 伤者被救护车队送往医院。 A fleet of army trucks had surrounded the barn. 一队军用卡车包围了谷仓。 Their entire fleet of aircraft were destroyed. 他们的整个机队都被摧毁了。
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Word Originnoun Old English flēot ‘ship, shipping’, from flēotan ‘float, swim’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlieten and German fliessen, also to flit and float.