a tube that carries blood through the body of a person or an animal, or liquid through the parts of a plant （人或动物的）血管，脉管；（植物的）导管 to burst/rupture a blood vessel 血管破裂
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a ship or large boat 大船；轮船 ocean-going vessels 远洋轮船 a small fishing vessel 一艘小渔船
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by waterc1A fire broke out on board the vessel. 船上起火了。 A rescue boat managed to come alongside the crippled vessel. 一艘救援船设法靠在了受损船的旁边。 A salvage team failed to refloat the vessel. 打捞队没能使这艘船重新浮上水面。 He was accused of operating the vessel while drunk. 他被控醉酒驾船。 Huge waves swamped the vessel. 滚滚巨浪将船淹没了。 It was one of the largest vessels afloat. 那是在水上航行的最大船只之一。 Police boarded and searched the vessel. 警察登船搜查。 The Navy seized any vessel caught trading with the enemy. 海军扣押了被发现与敌人做生意的所有船只。 The captain of the boat was accused of ramming a patrol vessel. 小船的船长被指控撞击一艘巡逻艇。 The damaged vessel sailed on for another 50 miles. 受损的船又航行了 50 英里。 The vessel carried a crew of 130. 这艘船上载有 130 名船员。 The vessel finally entered port after thirty days at sea. 经过 30 天的海上旅程，这艘船终于驶入港口。 The vessel flooded and began to sink. 船身进水，开始下沉。 The vessel was registered in Bermuda. 这艘船是在百慕大注册的。 They managed to haul the survivors aboard the vessel. 他们设法将幸存者都拖上了船。 a French vessel bound for Nigeria 一艘驶往尼日利亚的法国船
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- stranded
- stricken
- seaworthy
- …
- operate
- register
- charter
- …
- be afloat
- sail
- be bound for something
- …
- aboard a/the vessel
- alongside a/the vessel
- on a/the vessel
- …
- (old use or specialist)
a container used for holding liquids, such as a bowl, cup, etc. （盛液体的）容器，器皿 a Bronze Age drinking vessel 青铜器时代的饮具 ancient bronze ritual vessels 古代的青铜礼器
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- drinking
- empty
- ritual
- …
- fill
- contain something
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French vessel(e), from late Latin vascellum, diminutive of vas ‘vessel’.