cox

A noun referring to a person who steers a ship's boat or a racing rowing crew, often responsible for directing the crew's rhythm and course.

• 🇨🇳指赛艇或划艇上掌舵并控制节奏的人，也可指小船的舵手。

1. Helmsman of a boat B2 formal

   The person who steers a rowing boat or racing crew, often giving commands to the rowers.

   • The cox shouted instructions to the rowers during the race.
   • She served as the cox for the university rowing team.
   • A good cox keeps the boat balanced and on course.

   🇨🇳舵手

   同义词: coxswainhelmsmansteersman

• coxes plural form
• coxes' possessive plural form
• cox's possessive singular form

An obsolete verb meaning to coxswain or steer a boat, especially a racing boat; to act as a coxswain.

• 🇨🇳指担任赛艇的舵手，负责掌舵和指挥划桨节奏；也可泛指驾驶或操纵小船。

1. Act as coxswain B2 formal sport

   To steer a rowing boat and direct the crew during a race.

   • She coxed the university team to victory.
   • He learned to cox a boat during his first year at college.
   • The experienced rower was asked to cox the junior crew.

   🇨🇳担任舵手

• coxed past participle
• coxed past simple
• coxing present participle
• coxes third person singular