man-of-war

基本解释

The order was executed as promptly as it would have been on board a man-of-war.
他的命令立刻被执行了，犹如在一艘大战舰上一样。
Far to the north, a much more menacing species looms – the Portuguese Man-of-War, a floating, violet-coloured sack with long tentacles.
在往北走，一种名字为“葡萄牙勇士”、更具有威胁性的水母品种悄然的出现了，通体紫色且有长的触须。
A hovering man-of-war bird showed him where dolphin were chasing some flying fish, but the school was moving too fast and too far away.
一只盘旋的军舰鸟给老人指明了海豚追逐飞鱼的地方。但是鱼群游得太快、也太远了。收藏。

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