(pl. -ies)(亦作 ferry boat)
1- a boat or ship for conveying passengers and goods, especially over a relatively short distance and as a regular service（摆）渡船。
1.1
- a service for conveying passengers or goods in this way摆渡。
1.2
- the place where such a service operates from（摆）渡口。
1.3
- a similar service using another mode of transport, especially aircraft（尤指飞机）渡运。
(-ies, -ied)with obj. and adverbial of direction
1- convey in a boat, especially across a short stretch of water（尤指短距离）渡运, 摆渡：
the British Expeditionary Force was safely ferried across the Channel.
英国远征军被安全地渡运过了英吉利海峡。
1.1
- transport (someone or something) from one place to another, especially as a regular service（尤指定期）运送（人, 物品）：
all supplies were ferried in by regular helicopter deliveries.
所有的给养均由直升机定期运来。
派生词
ferryman
（pl. -men）noun词源
Middle English: from Old Norse ferja 'ferry boat', of Germanic origin and related to FARE.