houseboat
/ˈhaʊsbəʊt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhaʊsbəʊt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhau̇s-ˌbōt/ (ame, mw)
houseboat — 名詞
- houseboatsingular
- houseboatsplural
1. a large boat equipped with living spaces such as a bedroom, kitchen, and bathroo
船屋
設計成住宅的船；水上住家
a large boat equipped with living spaces such as a bedroom, kitchen, and bathroom, designed to serve as a home and usually kept at a fixed mooring along a river or canal
The Wu family has lived on a houseboat on the Mekong River for three generations.
吳家三代以來一直住在湄公河上的船屋裡。
collocation: live on a houseboat
During our holiday, we rented a charming houseboat on the Amsterdam canals.
度假時，我們在阿姆斯特丹運河上租了一間迷人的船屋。
collocation: rent a houseboat
Marta's houseboat has a small vegetable garden on its roof.
Marta 的船屋屋頂上有個小菜園。
The old houseboat was painted bright blue and tied to a wooden pier.
那艘舊船屋漆成亮藍色，繫在一個木頭碼頭邊。
A storm damaged several houseboats along the river last night.
昨晚一場暴風雨損壞了河邊的幾艘船屋。
- floating home
a more descriptive, less technical term that emphasises comfort rather than the vessel aspect
文法句型
houseboat + on [river/canal]