slipway
slipway — 名詞
- slipwaysingular
- slipwaysplural
1. a long, sloping hard surface that goes from the shore down into the water, used
滑道
船隻下水或上岸的傾斜坡道
a long, sloping hard surface that goes from the shore down into the water, used for moving boats or ships into the water or pulling them out onto land for repairs or storage.
Each autumn the fishermen pull their boats up the slipway for winter storage.
每年秋天，漁民們把船拉上滑道，準備過冬存放。
pull [boat] up a slipway
Diego watched the new yacht slide down the concrete slipway into the harbour.
Diego 看著新遊艇沿著水泥滑道滑入港灣。
launch [vessel] from a slipway
Fatima's grandfather built a wooden slipway behind his house to repair his boat.
Fatima 的祖父在屋後造了一條木製滑道，方便修理漁船。
The old slipway at the marina was cracked, so the council closed it for repairs.
碼頭的老舊滑道已經裂開，市議會因此將其關閉待修。
Workers greased the slipway before the lifeboat launch to help it slide into the sea.
工作人員在救生艇下水前在滑道上塗抹潤滑油。
- boat ramp
a simpler, everyday term for a slipway used by small boats; less formal
- launching ramp
emphasises the launching function; common in recreational boating
文法句型
a slipway (for [boats/ships])
pull/drag [boat] up a slipway
launch [boat] from a slipway
用法筆記
Often used in the context of boat-building yards, fishing harbours, and lifeboat stations. A slipway is different from a dry dock — it is a ramp, not an enclosed chamber.