of, found in, or produced by the sea
海洋的;海生的
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marine plants 海生植物
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marine biology .海洋生物学。
of or relating to shipping or naval matters
(与)航海(有关)的;(与)海运(有关)的;(与)海事(有关)的
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marine insurance .海事保险。
(of artists or painting)depicting scenes at sea
(指画家或绘画)描绘海洋的
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marine painters .海景画家。
a member of a body of troops trained to serve on land or sea, in particular (in the UK) a member of the Royal Marines or (in the US) a member of the Marine Corps
(尤指英国皇家海军或美国海军陆战队的)海军陆战队员。
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tell that to the marines a scornful expression of disbelief 鬼才会相信 -
[ORIGIN from the saying
that will do for the marines but the sailors won't believe it , referring to thehorse marines , an imaginary corps of cavalrymen employed to serve as marines (thus out of their element)] .
"Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘seashore’): from Old French