gunboat
n. 炮舰,炮艇
A gunboat is a small ship which has several large guns fixed on it.
1. a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols
Japanese politicians condemned China's gunboat tactics and warnedof the risk of conflict.
日政界指责中方的炮舰政策,并警告由此导致冲突的风险.
After six decades of gunboat diplomacy, any detente is to be welcomed.
经历了60载的炮舰外交后, 两岸关系任何形式的缓和都是值得欢迎的.
There is also a deeper logic to China's experiment in gunboat diplomacy.
而且中国的炮舰外交实验有更深层的逻辑.
The fire of our artillery troops raked their gunboat.
我方炮兵部队的炮火向他们的炮艇扫射.
In the days when gunboat diplomacy was tool of world powers ( Christian Science Monitor ).
在那些世界强国喜欢进行炮舰外交的时期 ( 基督教科学箴言报 ).