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🔑 boatBrE /bəʊt/NAmE /boʊt/ noun🔑 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。 ➡ see also canal boat, lifeboat, motorboat, powerboat, speedboat, steamboat 🔑 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。” ➡ see also gravy boat, sauce boat ●be in the same ˈboatto be in the same difficult situation 处于同样的困境●burn your ˈbridges(BrE also burn your ˈboats) to do sth 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 bridges. 辞职前要三思,你得给自己留条退路。●float sb's ˈboat(informal) to be what sb likes 为某人所喜欢◆You can listen to whatever kind of music floats your boat. 无论你喜欢哪种音乐,你都可以听。●ˌmiss the ˈboat(informal) to be unable to take advantage of sth because you are too late 错失良机◆If you don't buy now, you may find that you've missed the boat. 你如果现在不买,你会错失良机的。●push the ˈboat out(BrE, informal) to spend a lot of money on enjoying yourself or celebrating sth 挥霍享乐;铺张庆贺 SYN splash out ●rock the ˈboat(informal) to do sth that upsets a situation and causes problems 捣乱;惹麻烦◆She was told to keep her mouth shut and not rock the boat. 有人叫她闭嘴,不要招惹是非。 |