boat
/bəʊt/ (bre, ipa) · /bəʊt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbōt/ (ame, mw)
boat — 名詞
1. a fairly small craft used on rivers, lakes, or near the coast, not a large ship
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
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。
The children waved from the boat as it moved toward shore.
孩子們在船上揮手時，船正朝岸邊移動。
During the storm, one fishing boat stayed near the rocks all night.
暴風雨期間，有一艘漁船整晚停在岩石附近。
Mei rented a boat and paddled around the lake with her cousins.
Mei 租了一艘小船，和表親們在湖上划行。
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
2. a large ship, especially in the everyday speech of sailors or passengers on it
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
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。
The captain said the boat would reach Singapore before dawn.
船長說這艘船會在黎明前抵達新加坡。
When the engine room flooded, the crew worked all night to save the boat.
機艙進水時，船員整晚都在設法保住這艘船。
Only trained workers were allowed below deck while the boat was in port.
這艘船停在港口時，只有受過訓練的工作人員可以到甲板下層。
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
boat — 動詞
1. to make a trip over water using a boat
乘船
搭船在水上移動
to make a trip over water using a boat
Every July, the Chen family boats across the lake to camp.
每年七月，Chen 一家都會乘船穿過湖面去露營。
boat across + water
We boated down the river and stopped near a temple.
我們乘船順流而下，並在一座寺廟附近停下。
boat down + river
After lunch, Priya and Omar boated out to the small island.
午飯後，Priya 和 Omar 乘船前往那座小島。
Tourists boated past the old fort as the sun went down.
遊客們乘船經過那座古老堡壘時，太陽正慢慢下山。
On calm mornings, local students boat to school from the next village.
在平靜的早晨，當地學生會乘船從隔壁村子去上學。
文法句型
boat across + water
boat down + river
boat to + place
用法筆記
Usually intransitive and often followed by across, down, past, out to, or to plus a destination. In everyday English, 'go by boat' is more common than using 'boat' as a verb.