1630s, also corvet, from French corvette "small, fast frigate" (15c.), perhaps from Middle Dutch korver "pursuit ship," or Middle Low German korf meaning both a kind of boat and a basket, or from Latin corbita (navis) "slow-sailing ship of burden, grain ship" from corbis "basket" (Gamillscheg is against this). The U.S. sports car was so named September 1952, after the warship, on a suggestion by Myron Scott, employee of Campbell-Ewald, Chevrolet's advertising agency. Italian corvetta, Spanish corbeta are French loan-words.
双语例句
1. She still drives her trusty black Corvette.
她仍然开她那辆皮实可靠的黑色克尔维特车。
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2. Lucy's distress call was heard by the corvette.
驱潜快艇听到了露西的呼救信号.
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3. He drove home in his prize, a brand - new, shine white Corvette!
他开走了他的奖品, 一辆崭新发亮的白色科维特牌轿车!
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4. Corvette: Fast naval vessel smaller than a frigate.
小型巡防舰: 小型快速海军船只,比中型巡防舰低一个等级.
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5. We knocked about in a new Corvette.
我们开了一辆新护卫艇玩乐.
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英英释意
1. a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer
实用场景例句
Lucy's distress call was heard by the corvette.
驱潜快艇听到了露西的呼救信号.
辞典例句
The Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Corvette have managed to retain their essential characters over decades.
福特的野马和雪弗兰的轻巡洋舰在过去的几十年里长期保持着独特的风格.
期刊摘选
Corvette: Fast naval vessel smaller than a frigate.
小型巡防舰: 小型快速海军船只,比中型巡防舰低一个等级.
期刊摘选
We knocked about in a new Corvette.
我们开了一辆新护卫艇玩乐.
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On the walls are reminders of the company's past, including photos of the 1953 Corvette.
墙上的东西提醒着人们通用的昔日, 包括1953年轻巡洋舰照片.
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The corvette must now, I think, be on her way to Fcamp, must she not?
