| 单词 | boat |
| 释义 | boatWord family nounboaterboatieboatingboatbillboathookboathouseboatloadboatmanboat peopleboattailboat trainboat Water boat /bəʊt $ boʊt/ ●●● S1 W2 noun [countableC] 1 TTWa vehicle that travels across water 小船，小舟，小艇 a fishing boat 渔船 The boat capsized (=turned over) in heavy seas. 船在波涛汹涌的大海上倾覆了。 a boat trip around the islands 乘船环岛旅行 by boat Some of the beaches can only be reached by boat. 有些海滩只有乘船才能抵达。 on/in a boat → lifeboat, motorboat, powerboat, speedboat, steamboat MacKay said he would sleep on his boat. 麦凯说他就睡在船上。 2 informalTTW a ship, especially one that carries passengers 轮船〔尤指客轮〕 We’re taking the night boat to St. Malo. 我们打算乘夜船去圣马洛。 3 be in the same boat (as somebody) SAMEto be in the same unpleasant situation as someone else 处于（与某人）相同的倒霉境地；（与某人）面临同样的危险 → gravy boat, sauce boat, → burn your bridges/boats at burn1(18), → miss the boat at miss1(14), → push the boat out at push1(15), → rock the boat at rock2(3) Everyone has lost their job. We’re all in the same boat. 每个人都失去了工作，我们大家都是一样的处境。 Examples from the Corpus be in the same boat (as somebody)• Everyone is in the same boat today.• So we are in the same boat with our ancestors!• We should all be in the same boat.• If marriage is a boat, then many of us are in the same boat! n COLLOCATIONS verbs sail a boat They’re sailing a boat down the coast of Portugal. row a boat Are you any good at rowing a boat? take a boat out Why don’t we take the boat out on the river? steer a boat He steered the boat carefully to the shore. launch a boat (=put it in the water) Where’s the best place to launch the boat? tie up/moor a boat (=tie it to something so that it stays in one place) You can tie up the boat to that tree. How much does it cost to moor a boat here? a boat rocks (=moves from side to side in the water) The little boat was rocking in the wind. a boat capsizes/overturns (=turns over in the water) Will stood up suddenly and the boat capsized. a boat overturns (=turns over in the water) a boat sinks ADJECTIVES/NOUN + boatThe boat sank in a storm. a fishing boat The fishing boats go out to sea early in the morning. a rowing boat British EnglishBrE a sailing boat British EnglishBrE a canal boat (also a narrow boat British EnglishBrE) (=for use on canals) We had a holiday on a canal boat in France. a pleasure boat (=a small boat that people use on a lake, river etc) boat + NOUNa boat trip You can take a boat trip to the islands nearby. a boat race There’s a boat race on the river tomorrow. n THESAURUS types of boat yacht a large boat with a sail, used for pleasure or sport sailing boat British EnglishBrE, sailboat American EnglishAmE a boat that uses one or more sails rowing boat British EnglishBrE, rowboat American EnglishAmE a small boat that you move through the water with oars dinghy a small open boat used for pleasure, or for taking people between a ship and the shore catamaran a sailing boat with two separate hulls (=the part that goes in the water) trimaran a sailing boat with three separate hullss barge a large low boat with a flat bottom, used for carrying heavy goods on a canal or river canal boat (also narrow boat British EnglishBrE) a boat that you use on canals canoe a long light boat that is open at the top and pointed at both ends, which you move along using a paddle. Canoes are for one to three people kayak a light boat for one or two people, that is pointed at both ends and covered on top. A kayak has round holes on top in which the people sit, and you move it along using a paddle. punt a long thin boat with a flat bottom that you move by pushing a long pole against the bottom of the river – used for pleasure houseboat a boat that is specially made so that you can live on it pleasure boat a small boat, for example a sailing boat or a rowing boat, that people use on a lake, river etc → ship1People were out on the lake in pleasure boats. Examples from the Corpus boat• My first day at Tropicana was spent in a boat, on the beach, and in the bar.• a motor boat• There were no boats on the lake, no swimmers or fishermen.• Still, it was hard to keep her mind on the boat.• The boat swung around to its new heading. on/in a boat• Given that there are some 20,000 such fastenings in a boat of this size, this is no mean feat.• Marriage is like a journey in a boat.• Like some one leaving on a boat or train he smiled and waved.• Why is it important to vent the fuel tank before setting off on a boat dive? 3.• Out in a boat every man looks good.• I wonder if it really will involve performing better than I have ever performed in a boat before.• In the past, many governors who fell out with the Bermudians were put on a boat and sent back to London. Old English bat |
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