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| /bəʊt/ |
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| 1 | a small vehicle that people use for travelling on water . Boats are usually smaller than ships, and are moved by means of sails, oars, or motors 小船；小舟；小艇 |
| by boat The only way to get there was by boat. 到那里唯一的方法是乘小船。 |
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| 2 | a ship , especially one that carries passengers 轮船；（尤指）客轮 |
| a pleasure boat 游船 |
| a boat trip on the river 在河中乘船旅行 |
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| - | in the same boat
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| in the same difficult or unpleasant situation |
| 处于同样的糟糕境地；面临同样的困境 |
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| We’ re all in the same boat, so let’ s not criticize each other. 我们大家处境都相同，所以我们不要互相指责。 |
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| - | push the boat out informal
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| to spend a lot of money on something , especially a celebration |
| 不惜花费；（尤指）尽情欢庆 |
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| See also | | - burn 1 | | - gravy boat | | - rock 2 | | - sauce boat | |
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