ferry
/ˈferi/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈferi/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfer-ē ˈfe-rē/ (ame, mw) · /ˈfer.i/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfer.i/ (ame, ipa)
ferry — noun
- ferrysingular
- ferriesplural
1. A boat that follows a set route and timetable, carrying passengers, cars, and go
A boat that follows a set route and timetable, carrying passengers, cars, and goods over a river or short stretch of sea.
The ferry from Hong Kong to Macau takes about one hour each way.
named route: from [A] to [B]
Cyrus took the morning ferry across the river to reach his new office.
take + the + ferry + across [water]
There are three ferries a day between the two islands during summer.
The last evening ferry can carry up to forty cars and two hundred passengers.
Lien drove her scooter onto the ferry and stayed with it during the crossing.
- boat
a more general term; a ferry is a type of boat that runs on a regular route
- ship
used for larger ferries that cross open sea, but ship usually implies long-distance travel
- passenger vessel
more formal; covers all types of ships that carry passengers, not only ferries
ferry — verb
- ferrypresent simple I / you / we / they
- ferries3rd person singular
- ferrying-ing form
- ferriedpast simple
1. To move people or goods between two places repeatedly, often by car, bus, boat,
To move people or goods between two places repeatedly, often by car, bus, boat, or aircraft as part of a regular duty.
Every morning, Saira ferries her youngest child to school before cycling to work.
ferry + [someone] + to + [place]
Supplies are ferried to the mountain village by helicopter when the roads are blocked.
passive: be ferried + to + [place]
The hotel runs a free bus that ferries guests from the airport to the resort.
Felipe ferried the wedding guests across the river in his wooden rowboat.
Local farmers ferry their fruit and vegetables to the city market before sunrise.
文法句型
ferry + noun phrase + to/from/across + noun phrase
用法筆記
The object of ferry is the person or goods being transported, not the vehicle itself. A prepositional phrase starting with to, from, across, or between nearly always follows to indicate the route.