"submarine boat," 1899, from submarine (adj.). Earlier "a creature living under the sea" (1703). The short form sub is first recorded 1917. As a type of sandwich from 1955, so called from the shape of the roll. Related: Submariner.
双语例句
1. He detected a ship moving down the starboard side of the submarine.
他发现有一艘船正在潜艇的右侧航行。
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2. We were trying to plot the course of the submarine.
我们试图标绘出潜艇的航线图。
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3. In contrast with its surface fleet, Britain's submarine force was relatively small.
同其水面舰队相比，英国的潜艇部队规模相对较小。
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4. The captain of the submarine has got this periscope thing.
那个潜艇艇长有个类似于潜望镜之类的东西.
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5. The submarine had had time to submerge before the warship could approach.
