canal boat

IPA/kəˈnæl bəʊt/
IPA/kəˈnæl bəʊt/

canal boat — 名詞

1. a slender, flat-bottomed boat designed for travelling on man-made canals; origin

1.名詞B1
釋義

運河船

在運河上行駛的狹長船隻

a slender, flat-bottomed boat designed for travelling on man-made canals; originally built to carry goods such as coal and grain, and now also used for holidays and sightseeing

例句

Luca spent two weeks on a canal boat travelling through the English countryside.

Luca 花了兩個星期的時間,乘著運河船遊覽英格蘭鄉間。

leisure use of a canal boat

The Silva family hired a canal boat for a week on the inland waterways.

Silva 一家租了一艘運河船,在內陸水道上度過了一星期的假期。

leisure hire on inland waterways

同義詞
  • narrowboat

    specifically refers to the type used on British canals, built to fit narrow locks (roughly 2.1 m wide)

  • barge

    a larger flat-bottomed vessel; barges can operate on wider rivers and canals and are not restricted to the same narrow dimensions

常見錯誤

The sailor took a canal boat across the Atlantic Ocean.
The sailor travelled on a canal boat along the inland canal system.
💡Canal boats are designed for narrow, shallow inland waterways, not for open sea or ocean travel.