| 释义 |
boat /bəʊt/ n. | vi. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 船；小船(可指帆船、桨划船、摩托艇等)；大船(可指汽船、远洋轮等)
across the river (sea) by boat (或 in a boat) 乘船渡河(海)
less than a boat's length from the ship 距大船不到一小船的长度
2. 供一定用途的船(如邮船、渔船、救生艇等)
3. 在内河航行的船
4. (装肉汁或调味汁的)船形盆
a gravy boat 卤汁碟
5. 〈俚〉脸
II ❶ vi.
1. 乘船；划船，荡桨
boat to offshore islands 乘船去近海岸的岛屿
Why not fly one way and boat the other? 为什么不去时乘飞机，回来坐船呢?
2. 划船游玩
Often in summer we would go boating. 夏天我们常划船游玩。
❷ vt.
1. 把(桨)从水中收起横置船上
2. 用船装运，用船运输
3. 将(鱼)装(或用鱼网拖)入船内
catch and boat a fish 抓住一条鱼并把它弄到船上
[< OE bāt] phr. burn one's boats 破釜沉舟，背水布阵，自绝退路 She is intelligent, ardent, and ready to burn her boats. 她聪明，热情，且随时准备破釜沉舟，一干到底。have an oar in everyman's (another's) boat 见 oar
in the same boat 〈口〉处境相同；面临同样的危险
If you lose your job, I'll lose mine; so we're both in the same boat. 假使你失业，我也会失业，所以我们是“难兄难弟”。
miss the boat 〈口〉错过机会，坐失时机
He claims the government is missing the boat. 他声称，政府方面正在坐失良机。
off the boat 〈口〉[较唐突无礼]刚从外国来的(暗示难怪如此天真幼稚、不谙世情)
What are you,fresh off the boat? 你怎么回事，刚刚从外国回来?
push the boat out 〈英口〉庆祝；想方设法花钱乐一下
rock the boat 〈口〉破坏现状，捣乱；(发表不同意见) 使集体陷入困境
The administration was clearly anxious not to rock the boat in its dealings with the unions. 政府部门显然极不希望搞砸和工会进行的交易。
take boat 上船，乘船
take to the boats 1. (船沉时)乘救生艇逃生
2. 仓促放弃承担的任务，匆匆下马 |