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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 划艇；帆船 a fishing boat 渔船 You can take a boat trip along the coast. 你可以乘船沿海岸旅游一趟。 The country intends to build a special fleet of patrol boats. 这个国家打算建立一支特殊的巡逻艇舰队。 a rescue/pleasure/passenger boat 救援/游乐/客船 A boat carrying more than 60 people capsized and sank. 一艘载有60多人的船倾覆沉没。
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: water sportsa1A new type of patrol boat was launched from the Essex coast yesterday. 昨天一种新型巡逻船在埃塞克斯海岸投入使用。 Boats were anchored two and three abreast. 船只三三两两并排停泊着。 Ferry boats ply regularly between all the resorts on the lake. 渡船定时往返于湖的各旅游景点。 He beached the boat and the children leaped out to explore. 他把船拖上岸，孩子们都跳出来探查究竟。 He was adrift in an open boat for three days. 他在一条敞篷船上漂流了 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. 我带他们搭我的船去。 My brother took us all out in his new boat. 我哥哥带着我们所有人坐他的新船出游。 Normally the boat is crewed by five people. 通常这条船配有五名船员。 Sit down, you're rocking the boat. 坐下，你把船弄得摇摇晃晃的。 The boat chugged out to sea. 船轧轧地驶向大海。 The boat headed upriver. 船向上游驶去。 The boat is propelled by a powerful outboard motor. 这船是由一个强大的舷外发动机推进的。 The boat pitched violently from side to side. 船剧烈地左右摇晃。 The boat slowly filled with icy water. 船里慢慢地灌满了冰冷的水。 The boat was swamped by a huge wave. 船被巨浪淹没了。 The cave can only be reached by boat. 这个山洞只有乘船才能到达。 The harbour was crowded, with boats berthed two and three abreast. 港口里的船只三三两两并排停泊，很拥挤。 The lifeboat was preparing to go to the aid of the stricken boat. 救生艇正准备前去援救遇难的船只。 They ate on the boat. 他们在船上进食。 Where did you learn to handle a boat? 你在哪儿学会开船的？ You couldn't take a boat out in that wild sea. 风高浪急，你不能乘船出海。 a Mississippi river boat 密西西比河江轮 a flotilla of small boats 由小船组成的小型船队 boats bobbing up and down in the estuary 河口处上下晃动的船只
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- small
- open
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- 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).’ “你们怎么去法国？” “我们乘船去。” The island is just a short boat ride from the mainland. 这个岛离大陆只有很短的车程。
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by watera1Beth had gone down to Bombay to meet the boat on which her sister was arriving. 贝思前往孟买去接姐姐的船。 a boat from Jamaica to Trinidad 从牙买加开往特立尼达岛的船 They crossed the island to catch a boat for islands south of Skye. 他们穿过小岛去搭前往斯凯岛以南诸岛的船只。
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 处于同样的困境
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；背水而战 Think carefully before you resign–you don't want to burn your boats. 辞职前要仔细考虑——你不想烧了你的船。
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 挥霍享乐；铺张庆贺
rock the boat