boat

IPA/bəʊt/
KK[bˈot]IPA/bəʊt/

boat — 名詞

  • boatsingular
  • boatsplural

1. a fairly small craft used on rivers, lakes, or near the coast, not a large ship

1.名詞A1
釋義

小船

在水上載人或載物的小型交通工具

a fairly small craft used on rivers, lakes, or near the coast, not a large ship

例句

Ravi tied the boat to a post beside the wooden bridge.

Ravi 把小船綁在木橋旁的一根柱子上。

tie the boat to + place

A small boat carried vegetables across the river before sunrise.

一艘小船在日出前把蔬菜運過河。

常見搭配
  • fishing boat
  • rowing boat
  • small boat
  • boat ride
  • boat trip
同義詞
  • vessel

    more formal and technical; it can be much larger than a boat

  • canoe

    a narrow light boat moved with a paddle

  • dinghy

    a very small open boat, often carried by a larger one

文法句型

go by boat

rent a boat

boat on the lake

用法筆記

Often modified by words naming size or purpose, such as small, fishing, rescue, or rowing. Distinguish from sense 2, which can refer to a much larger ship.

常見錯誤

We sat on the shore and watched many boat.
We sat on the shore and watched many boats.
after 'many', this countable noun needs a plural form.
We went to the island with a boat.
We went to the island by boat.
for the method of travel, English usually uses 'by boat'.

2. a large ship, especially in the everyday speech of sailors or passengers on it

2.名詞B2
釋義

船；大船

指較大的船，常是船上人的說法

a large ship, especially in the everyday speech of sailors or passengers on it

例句

Our boat carries four hundred passengers between the two islands each day.

我們這艘船每天在兩座島之間載運四百名乘客。

boat = passenger ship

After ten weeks at sea, everyone on the boat wanted fresh fruit.

在海上待了十週後，船上的每個人都想吃新鮮水果。

常見搭配
  • passenger boat
  • cargo boat
  • save the boat
  • leave the boat
  • on the boat
同義詞
  • ship

    the plain and more exact word for a large sea-going vessel

  • vessel

    formal and technical, common in official or maritime writing

  • ferry

    a ship that carries people or vehicles on a regular route

文法句型

the boat docked

on the boat

leave the boat

用法筆記

Often used by sailors, passengers, or news reports for a vessel large enough to have a crew, decks, or cabins. Distinguish from sense 1, which usually suggests a smaller craft on rivers or lakes.

常見錯誤

The boat has 500 passengers, so it cannot be called a boat.
The boat has 500 passengers.
in this sense, 'boat' can still mean a large ship.
The captain returned to his ship, not his boat.
The captain returned to his boat.
sailors often call their own ship a boat.
慣用語

be in the same boat

idiom

To be facing the same difficult situation as someone else.

處於相同困境

Min and I are in the same boat with our failing grades.

Are we in the same boat regarding the budget cuts?

burn your boats

idiom

To do something that makes it impossible to go back to an earlier situation.

破釜沉舟

By quitting his job angrily, Diego burned his boats.

She burned her boats when she insulted the boss publicly.

float somebody’s boat

idiom

To be something that someone really likes or enjoys.

合某人的胃口

Classical music doesn't really float my boat.

What kind of movies float your boat?

miss the boat

idiom

To fail to take advantage of an opportunity because you act too late.

錯失良機

Sara missed the boat on buying that cheap house.

If we don't invest now, we'll miss the boat.

push the boat out

idiom

To spend a lot of money on a celebration or enjoyable event.

大肆慶祝

For her birthday, Aiden really pushed the boat out.

They pushed the boat out for their wedding reception.

rock the boat

idiom

To do something that upsets a stable situation and causes trouble.

惹麻煩

Maya didn't want to rock the boat by complaining.

Why do you always have to rock the boat at meetings?

boat — 動詞

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常見搭配

常用片語

  • go by boat
  • travel by boat

介系詞搭配

  • by boat
  • in a boat
  • on a boat