board

board
noun
  1. a long, thin, flat piece of wood or other hard material, typically used for floors or other building purposes
    (尤指作地板、建筑等用的)长而薄的木板(或板材)
    loose boards creaked as I walked on them.
    我走在松动的地板上,脚下嘎吱嘎吱地直响。
    [mass noun]sections of board.
    木板截面。
    ■(the boards)(informal)the stage of a theatre
    (非正式)(剧院的)舞台
    ■(the board)(Austral./NZ)the part of the floor of a shearing shed where the shearers work
    (澳/新西兰)剪羊毛工棚的地板
  2. a thin, flat, rectangular piece of wood or other stiff material used for various purposes, in particular
    长方形板,尤指
    ■a vertical surface on which to write or pin notices
    (书写或用大头针钉住告示或通知的)布告牌,告示板
    ■a horizontal surface on which to cut things, play games, or perform other activities
    案板,游戏台,平台
    ■a flat insulating sheet used as a mounting for an electronic circuit
    电子线路板盘
    a graphics board.
    制图板。
    ■the piece of equipment on which a person stands in surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, and certain other sports
    滑板,冲浪板,冰板,滑雪板
    ■(boards)pieces of thick stiff card used for book covers
    (制书籍封面的)厚纸板
    ■(boards)the structure, typically of wood surmounted with panels of glass, surrounding an ice-hockey rink
    冰球场周围的护板
    ■(boards)(Basketball). informal term for backboard
    (篮 非正式)。 同 backboard
  3. [treated as sing. or pl.]a group of people constituted as the decision-making body of an organization
    委员会,理事会,董事会
    he sits on the board of directors.
    他是董事会董事。
    [innames]the English Tourist Board.
    英国旅游局。
    [as modifier]a board meeting.
    理事会会议。
  4. [mass noun]the provision of regular meals when one stays somewhere, in return for payment or services
    膳食,伙食>
    board and lodging.
    食宿。
    ■[count noun](archaic)a table set for a meal
    (古)餐台,饭桌
  5. (Sailing)a distance covered by a vessel in a single tack
    (航海)抢风航行的一段里程
verb
  1. get on or into (a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle)
    上(船、飞机等)
    [with obj.]we boarded the plane for Oslo.
    我们登上去奥斯陆的飞机。
    [no obj.]they would not be able to board without a ticket.
    他们没有票就不能登机。
    ■(be boarding)(of an aircraft) be ready for passengers to get on
    (飞机)开始登机
    Flight 172 to Istanbul is now boarding.
    飞往伊斯坦布尔的172航班开始登机。
  2. [noobj.]live and receive regular meals in a house in return for payment or services
    住宿搭伙,食宿
    the cousins boarded for a while with Ruby.
    有一阵子表兄弟们在鲁比家里搭伙住宿。
    ■(of a pupil) live in school during term time in return for payment
    (学生)住校,在学校寄宿
    ■[with obj.](一般作 be boarded)provide (a person or animal) with regular meals and somewhere to live in return for payment
    为(人,动物)提供食宿
    dogs may have to be boarded at kennels.
    狗也许只好在狗窝里吃喝拉撒。
  3. [with obj.](board something up/over)cover or seal a window, shop, or other structure with pieces of wood
    用板封住(窗户、商店等)
    the shop was still boarded up.
    商店仍然封着。
  4. [noobj.]ride on a snowboard
    滑雪
常用词组
go by the board
  1. (of something planned or previously upheld) be abandoned, rejected, or ignored
    (计划或坚持的事情)被放弃,荒废,被拒绝
    my education just went by the board.
    我的教育荒废了。
on board
  1. on or in a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle
    在船(或飞机等)上
    ■(informal)on to a team or gourp as a member
    (非正式)成为成员,加入
    the need to bring on board a young manager.
    吸纳一位年轻经理的需要。
    ■(informal)(of a jockey) riding
    (非正式)(职业赛马骑师)骑马
take something on board
  1. (informal)fully consider or assimilate a new idea or situation
    (非正式)充分考虑,完全采纳
tread (或 walk) the boards
  1. (informal)appear on stage as an actor
    (非正式)(作为演员)上台表演
语源
  1. Old English bord, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boord and German Bort; reinforced in Middle English by Old French bort 'edge, ship's side' and Old Norse borth 'board, table'
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