dinghy 敞式小艇 — 中文意思、英文定義、例句

1.名詞B1

釋義

敞式小艇

小型敞開船隻，可划槳或裝小馬達

a small, lightweight boat with an open top, moved by rowing, sailing, or a small motor. It is often used to carry people or supplies between a larger vessel and the shore.

例句

Kim rowed the dinghy from the yacht to the harbour.

Kim 划著敞式小艇，從遊艇到碼頭。

row + dinghy from [location] to [location]

Diego used a small dinghy to carry food and water to the island.

Diego 用一艘敞式小艇運送食物和飲水到島上。

dinghy as supply transport

同義詞

rowboat
specifically a boat moved by oars, whereas a dinghy can also be sailed or motored.
skiff
a light, fast boat, often longer and narrower than a typical dinghy.
tender
a boat that serves a larger ship; a dinghy is often used as a tender.

用法筆記

This is the broadest sense — it covers any small open boat regardless of propulsion type. For a dinghy used specifically in sailing, see sense 2.

常見錯誤

❌I drove my dinghy across the lake.

✅I rowed / sailed / motored my dinghy across the lake.

💡'drive' is used for cars and motorboats, not for small open boats.

2.名詞B1

釋義

小帆船

供一至兩人航行的小型帆船

a small sailboat designed for one or two people, used for recreation or racing on lakes and sheltered coastal waters.

例句

Wei won the junior dinghy race on Saturday morning.

Wei 在星期六早上的青少年小帆船比賽中獲勝。

compound: dinghy race

Elena capsized her dinghy when a strong gust of wind hit the lake.

湖面突然颳起一陣強風，Elena 的小帆船翻了。

capsize + dinghy in wind

同義詞

sailboat
a broader term for any boat with sails; a sailing dinghy is a small type of sailboat.
racing dinghy
a dinghy built specifically for speed and racing.

用法筆記

In British English, 'dinghy' alone often refers to this sailing sense by default, whereas American English typically specifies 'sailing dinghy' to distinguish it from other types.

3.名詞B1

釋義

充氣橡皮艇

橡膠或塑膠製充氣小船，用於救生或接駁

a lightweight boat made from rubber or plastic and kept afloat by trapped air, used as an emergency life raft or for short trips between a larger boat and the shore.

例句

Sofia inflated the rubber dinghy before rowing out to the anchored boat.

Sofia 把充氣橡皮艇打好氣，然後划向停泊的船。

inflate + rubber dinghy

The captain told everyone to climb into the inflatable dinghy after the alarm sounded.

警報響起後，船長叫所有人都爬上充氣橡皮艇。

同義詞

rubber raft
interchangeable in most contexts, though 'raft' suggests a flatter, simpler design.
life raft
specifically an inflatable dinghy designed for emergency survival.

常見錯誤

❌I blew up the dinghy.

✅I inflated / pumped up the dinghy.

💡'blow up' can mean 'explode'; use 'inflate' or 'pump up' for filling with air.

dinghy

dinghy — 名詞

1. a small, lightweight boat with an open top, moved by rowing, sailing, or a small

用法筆記

常見錯誤

2. a small sailboat designed for one or two people, used for recreation or racing o

用法筆記

3. a lightweight boat made from rubber or plastic and kept afloat by trapped air, u

常見錯誤