starboard
/ˈstɑːbəd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈstɑːrbərd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈstär-bərd/ (ame, mw)
starboard — 名詞
1. the half of a ship, boat, or aircraft that is on your right when you stand looki
右舷
船或飛機的右側
the half of a ship, boat, or aircraft that is on your right when you stand looking toward the front — the left half is called port.
The captain looked out from the starboard window and spotted a small island.
船長從右舷窗向外看，發現了一座小島。
prepositional phrase: from the starboard [window/side]
All lifeboats on the starboard side of the ferry were lowered into the water.
渡輪右舷的所有救生艇都被放入水中。
collocation: starboard side
As the ship entered the harbour, a thick fog rolled in from starboard.
船隻進入港口時，濃霧從右舷湧來。
Chloe asked the flight attendant for a seat on the starboard side to watch the sunset.
Chloe 請空服員安排右舷側的座位，以便觀看日落。
The collision damaged the starboard hull, and water began to flood the lower decks.
碰撞損壞了右舷船殼，海水開始湧入下層甲板。
- right side
general English term; 'starboard' is specific to nautical and aeronautical contexts
- port
the left side of a ship or aircraft when facing forward
文法句型
the starboard
on the starboard side
to starboard
用法筆記
The opposite side is port. In aviation, pilots use 'starboard' to refer to the right side of the aircraft, though this is less common in civilian contexts.
常見錯誤
starboard — 形容詞
- starboardpositive
- more starboardcomparative
- most starboardsuperlative
1. linked to the right-hand area of a boat or plane — whichever side faces starboar
右舷的
位於船或飛機右側的
linked to the right-hand area of a boat or plane — whichever side faces starboard is marked or used as such.
Mei fastened her life jacket and walked toward the starboard railing of the cruise ship.
Mei 繫好救生衣，走向郵輪的右舷欄杆。
collocation: starboard railing
The starboard propeller stopped working ten minutes after takeoff.
右舷螺旋槳在起飛十分鐘後停止了運轉。
collocation: starboard propeller / starboard engine
A small fire broke out in the starboard engine compartment during the voyage.
航行途中，右舷引擎室發生了一場小火災。
The pilot reported that the starboard landing gear would not lower properly.
機長回報說右舷起落架無法正常放下。
Kenji checked the starboard fuel tank before setting sail across the bay.
Kenji 在出海前檢查了右舷油箱。
- right-hand
general synonym; 'starboard' carries a technical nautical feel
- port
adjective form meaning on the left side of a ship
文法句型
starboard + noun
用法筆記
Always placed before the noun it modifies (attributive position). 'The starboard side' is far more common than 'the starboard' alone as an adjective.
常見錯誤
starboard — 動詞
- starboardpresent simple I / you / we / they
- starboards3rd person singular
- starboarding-ing form
- starboardedpast simple
1. to move a ship's wheel or its steering plate toward the right, which makes the b
右轉舵
將船舵轉向右方
to move a ship's wheel or its steering plate toward the right, which makes the boat head in that direction.
The deck officer shouted, 'Starboard the helm!' and the sailor spun the wheel hard.
甲板值班官喊道：「右轉舵！」水手用力轉動舵輪。
nautical command: 'Starboard the helm!'
Olusegun starboarded the rudder slightly to keep the boat aligned with the channel markers.
Olusegun 稍微右轉舵，讓船保持在航道標誌之間。
transitive use: starboarded the rudder
As the wind shifted, the skipper ordered the crew to starboard the wheel by two spokes.
風向轉變時，船長命令船員將舵輪向右轉兩格。
In the simulator, trainees practise how to starboard quickly when another vessel appears on the left.
在模擬器中，學員練習當其他船隻從左側出現時如何快速右轉舵。
- turn right
general English; 'starboard' is the technical nautical equivalent
- port
verb meaning to turn the helm to the left
文法句型
starboard the helm
starboard [the rudder/wheel]
用法筆記
Almost exclusively used as a nautical command or in technical sailing contexts. The intransitive form ('to starboard') is rarer than the transitive command form ('Starboard the helm!').