The sea captains' houses were rented out for the season.

这组词的共同意思是“租”“租用”“雇用”。

Portuguese sea captains led their ships around the west coast of Africa hoping to find a path to India and East Asia.

葡萄牙海军指挥带领他的船队沿着非洲西海岸航行，试图找到去印度和东亚的捷径。

The son and grandson of respected sea captains, he was also a descendant of John Hathorne, one of the infamous hanging judges of the witchcraft trials.

霍桑的父亲和祖父都是德高望重的船长，另外他的祖辈约翰·哈桑（John Hathorne）即为女巫审判案中臭名昭著的绞刑法官之一。

The world was full of experienced sea-captains, who could foretell the approaching storm through the rheumatism in their aching bones;

这世有很多经验丰富的航海家，他们能通过骨骼有节律的疼痛预言风暴的来临；