seaman
单词辨析：
指富有航海经验、直接参与驾船的人。
How many mariners are there on the ship?
船上有多少名水手?
A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.
风平浪静的海面练不出熟练的水手。
指船上的全体工作人员，通常用作集合名词。
Apart from the 15 officers, a crew of 100 looks after the passengers.
除了这15位高级船员，还有100名船员为乘客服务。
When did he join the crew of a large fishing boat?
他何时成为一艘大渔船的船员的？
普通用词，尤指在船上工作的普通船员，常可与 seaman 换用。
They are both experienced sailors/seamen.
他们两个都是经验丰富的海员。
The book is based on the true story of a Scottish sailor/seaman.
这本书是根据一位苏格兰船员的真实故事而写的。
指普通水手或海军中的水兵。
He is very proud to be a seaman.
他很自豪能成为一名海员。
In 1950, he joined the Royal Navy as an ordinary seaman.
1950年，他作为一名普通水兵加入皇家海军。
相关例句：
D.Captain: May I take a look at your certificate of competency, seaman's book and passport?
指导船长：我可以看一下您的职务证书、船员证书和护照吗？
A seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales.
一个在海船上从事捕鲸工作的海员。
He thought it was wonderful to be a seaman.
他认为对于一个海员来说那真是太棒了。
That ring the dead seaman's knell.
敲响了水手死亡的钟声。
I dreamed about this one-legged seaman for many nights afterwards.
那以后我经常梦到他说的那个一条腿的水手。
'Then it's the place for me,' said the seaman.
那么这就是我要找的地方，老海员说。