towboat
towboat — 名詞
1. a small, powerful work boat that helps move a larger ship or boat by pulling it
拖船
拉或推動大船的小型工作船
a small, powerful work boat that helps move a larger ship or boat by pulling it or pushing it through the water
Christopher watched the towboat pull the disabled ferry away from the bridge at dusk.
Christopher 看著那艘拖船在黃昏時把故障渡輪從橋邊拖開。
towboat + pull + vessel away from danger
A blue towboat nudged the cargo ship closer to the dock as the crew shouted.
當船員大聲呼喊時，一艘藍色拖船把貨船慢慢推近碼頭。
towboat + move ship near dock
After the storm, the towboat guided two fishing boats back into the harbor safely.
暴風雨過後，那艘拖船把兩艘漁船安全引回港口。
towboat + guide boats into harbor
Elise photographed a towboat waiting beside the tanker near the mouth of the river.
Elise 拍下了一艘停在油輪旁、等在河口附近的拖船。
- towboat captain
- towboat crew
- towboat engine
- tugboat
the closest general synonym and often the more common everyday term
- harbor tug
used more specifically for a tug working around docks and berths
- pushboat
usually refers to the inland barge-pushing type in sense 2
文法句型
a/the towboat
by towboat
towboat + verb
用法筆記
This is the broad meaning of the word. In American inland-river use, people often use 'towboat' more specifically for the barge-pushing vessel in sense 2.
常見錯誤
2. a low river work boat with a broad, square front, built to push linked barges al
推駁船
在內河推行駁船的方艏船
a low river work boat with a broad, square front, built to push linked barges along inland rivers and canals
On the Ohio River, the towboat pushed twelve grain barges through the morning fog.
在俄亥俄河上，那艘推駁船在晨霧中推著十二艘載穀物的駁船前進。
towboat + push barges on inland river
Darius stood on the towboat's squared bow and checked the lines before sunrise.
Darius 站在那艘推駁船的方形船艏上，在日出前檢查纜繩。
possessive: towboat's squared bow
The shallow towboat kept moving even where the river was too low for larger ships.
即使河水太淺，不適合較大的船隻行駛，那艘推駁船仍持續前進。
shallow towboat in low river water
From the riverbank, Sana saw the towboat ease the barge tow around a tight bend.
Sana 從河岸看見那艘推駁船帶著整組駁船慢慢轉過急彎。
At the lock, crew on the towboat separated the barges into two smaller groups.
在船閘旁，推駁船上的船員把那些駁船分成兩小組。
towboat crew handling barges at a lock
- barge tow
- towboat pilot
- inland towboat
- towboat lockage
- pushboat
the nearest synonym, especially in American river language
- river towboat
makes the inland-waterway setting explicit
- tugboat
broader term; does not always imply the flat-bowed barge pusher design
文法句型
a/the towboat
towboat + push + barges
on a towboat
用法筆記
Common in American river transport. Unlike the broader sense 1, this type is built to press against a group of barges from behind, not to pull a ship on a line.