by sea

IPA/baɪ sˈiː/
IPA/baɪ sˈiː/

by sea — 慣用語

1. using a ship to travel somewhere or to move goods from one place to another, rat

1.慣用語B1
釋義

由海路；搭船

以船運送或航行，而非搭飛機、火車或開車

using a ship to travel somewhere or to move goods from one place to another, rather than going by plane, train, or road.

例句

The heavy machines were sent by sea because they were too large for any plane.

那些笨重的機器是由海路運送的，因為它們太大，任何飛機都裝不下。

transport goods + by sea (cheaper for heavy items)

Christopher chose to travel by sea so he could enjoy the slow journey to Greece.

Christopher 決定搭船前往希臘，這樣他就能享受這段緩慢的旅程。

travel + by sea for leisure

同義詞
  • by ship

    more specific; names the vessel rather than the route

  • by boat

    suggests a smaller craft or a shorter crossing

反義詞
  • by air

    by plane; faster but usually more expensive

  • by land

    by road or rail across ground

文法句型

travel / send / transport + by sea

用法筆記

Almost always follows verbs of movement or transport such as travel, go, send, ship, or arrive. Pairs with 'by air' and 'by land' as the standard set of travel-method phrases; use no article (never 'by the sea', which means beside the ocean).

常見錯誤

❌We sent the boxes by the sea.
✅We sent the boxes by sea.
💡'by sea' (no article) means by ship; 'by the sea' means next to the ocean.
❌They went to Japan by a sea.
✅They went to Japan by sea.
💡the phrase is fixed with no article and no plural.