bargeman
noun [ C ] uk/ˈbɑːdʒ.mən/ us/ˈbɑːrdʒ.mən/ bargemen /ˈbɑːdʒ.mən/ /ˈbɑːrdʒ.mən/ (UK also bargee)
驳船夫
a person who works or lives on a barge (= a long boat with a flat bottom, used for carrying heavy objects, or a long narrow boat used on canals)
His father was a bargeman on the Thames. 他的父亲是泰晤士河上的驳船船夫。
A canal bargeman pulled a green bicycle frame from the water. 一名运河驳船夫从水中拉出一个绿色的自行车车架。
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- The story follows Thames bargeman William Thornhill, sentenced in 1806 to be transported to New South Wales.
- One of the bargemen saw an empty boat floating down the Seine and towed it to the bank.
- This is where his skill as a bargeman saved our lives.
- He liked to think he looked like a rough bargeman, and thought of his studio as a barge interior.