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a vehicle (smaller than a ship) that travels on water, moved by oars, sails or a motor 小船；汽艇；舟 
a rowing/sailing boat 劃艇；帆船 a fishing boat 漁船 You can take a boat trip along the coast. 你可以乘船沿海岸旅遊一趟。 The country intends to build a special fleet of patrol boats. 這個國家打算建立一支特殊的巡邏艇艦隊。 a rescue/pleasure/passenger boat 救援/遊樂/客船 A boat carrying more than 60 people capsized and sank. 一艘載有60多人的船傾覆沉沒。
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: water sportsa1A new type of patrol boat was launched from the Essex coast yesterday. 昨天一種新型巡邏船在埃塞克斯海岸投入使用。 Boats were anchored two and three abreast. 船只三三兩兩並排停泊着。 Ferry boats ply regularly between all the resorts on the lake. 渡船定時往返於湖的各旅遊景點。 He beached the boat and the children leaped out to explore. 他把船拖上岸，孩子們都跳出來探查究竟。 He was adrift in an open boat for three days. 他在一條敞篷船上漂流了 3 天。 I pushed the boat out into the middle of the river. 我把船推到了河中央。 I took them in my boat. 我帶他們搭我的船去。 My brother took us all out in his new boat. 我哥哥帶着我們所有人坐他的新船出遊。 Normally the boat is crewed by five people. 通常這條船配有五名船員。 Sit down, you're rocking the boat. 坐下，你把船弄得搖搖晃晃的。 The boat chugged out to sea. 船軋軋地駛向大海。 The boat headed upriver. 船向上遊駛去。 The boat is propelled by a powerful outboard motor. 這船是由一個強大的舷外發動機推進的。 The boat pitched violently from side to side. 船劇烈地左右搖晃。 The boat slowly filled with icy water. 船裏慢慢地灌滿了冰冷的水。 The boat was swamped by a huge wave. 船被巨浪淹沒了。 The cave can only be reached by boat. 這個山洞只有乘船才能到達。 The harbour was crowded, with boats berthed two and three abreast. 港口裏的船只三三兩兩並排停泊，很擁擠。 The lifeboat was preparing to go to the aid of the stricken boat. 救生艇正準備前去援救遇難的船只。 They ate on the boat. 他們在船上進食。 Where did you learn to handle a boat? 你在哪兒學會開船的？ You couldn't take a boat out in that wild sea. 風高浪急，你不能乘船出海。 a Mississippi river boat 密西西比河江輪 a flotilla of small boats 由小船組成的小型船隊 boats bobbing up and down in the estuary 河口處上下晃動的船只
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- small
- open
- …
- fleet
- flotilla
- take out
- take somebody out in
- get into
- …
- go
- head
- sail
- …
- cruise
- excursion
- ride
- …
- by boat
- in a/the boat
- on a/the boat
- …
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any ship （泛指）船 ‘How are you going to France?’ ‘We're going by boat (= by ferry).’ “你們怎麽去法國？” “我們乘船去。” The island is just a short boat ride from the mainland. 這個島離大陸只有很短的車程。
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by watera1Beth had gone down to Bombay to meet the boat on which her sister was arriving. 貝思前往孟買去接姐姐的船。 a boat from Jamaica to Trinidad 從牙買加開往特立尼達島的船 They crossed the island to catch a boat for islands south of Skye. 他們穿過小島去搭前往斯凱島以南諸島的船只。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- small
- open
- …
- fleet
- flotilla
- take out
- take somebody out in
- get into
- …
- go
- head
- sail
- …
- cruise
- excursion
- ride
- …
- by boat
- in a/the boat
- on a/the boat
- …
Word OriginOld English bāt, of Germanic origin.
Idioms
be in the same boat
to be in the same difficult situation 處於同樣的困境
burn your boats (British English)
(also burn your bridges British and North American English)
to do something that makes it impossible to return to the previous situation later 不留退路；破釜沉舟；背水而戰 Think carefully before you resign–you don't want to burn your boats. 辭職前要仔細考慮——你不想燒了你的船。
float somebody’s boat
miss the boat
push the boat out
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to spend a lot of money on enjoying yourself or celebrating something 揮霍享樂；鋪張慶賀
rock the boat