din·ghy
noun/ˈdɪŋi/, /ˈdɪŋɡi/
/ˈdɪŋi/, /ˈdɪŋɡi/
(plural dinghies)
- a small open boat that you sail or row
小艇；敞篷小船；舢板 - a sailing dinghy
小帆船 - I sailed the dinghy across the bay.
我驾着小艇驶过海湾。 - She rowed ashore in the dinghy.
她划着小舢板到了岸边。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- inflatable
- rubber
- sailing
- …
- row
- sail
- sailing
- sailor
- in a/the dinghy
- into a/the dinghy
- a sailing dinghy
- a small open boat made of plastic or rubber that is filled with air
橡皮艇；橡皮筏 - The crew were taken to shore in an inflatable dinghy.
全体船员坐充气橡皮筏上了岸。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- inflatable
- rubber
- sailing
- …
- row
- sail
- sailing
- sailor
- in a/the dinghy
- into a/the dinghy
- The crew were taken to shore in an inflatable dinghy.
Word Originearly 19th cent. (denoting a rowing boat used on rivers in India): from Hindi ḍiṅgī. The -gh in English serves to indicate the hard g.