boat

boat
noun
  1. a small vessel for travelling over water, propelled by oars, sails, or an engine
    舟,小船,帆船,划子
    a fishing boat.
    渔船。
    [as modifier]a boat trip.
    乘船旅行。
    ■a vessel of any size, especially a large one carrying passengers
    大客轮,大小不等的船
  2. a gravy boat or sauce boat
    调味汁盆,卤汁船形盆
verb
  1. [noobj.]travel or go in a boat for pleasure
    荡舟,乘船游乐
    they boated through fjords.
    他们乘船驶过峡湾。
    ■[with obj.andadverbial of direction]transport (someone or something) in a boat
    用船运送,用船渡
    they boated the timber down the lake.
    他们用船沿着湖运送木料。
    ■[with obj.](of an angler) draw (a hooked fish) into a boat
    (钓鱼者)把(上钩的鱼)拉上船
常用词组
be in the same boat
  1. (informal)be in the same unfortunate or difficult circumstances as others
    (非正式)在同一条船上,患难与共
off the boat
  1. (informal, often offensive)recently arrived from a foreign country, and by implication naive or an outsider
    (非正式 常 冒犯)刚从外国来的,从外国初来乍到的,人地生疏的,外来的,不懂异国风俗习惯的,无在异国生活经验的
    What are you, fresh off the boat?.
    你是什么人,初来乍到吧。
push the boat out
  1. (Brit. informal)be lavish in one's spending or celebrations
    (英,非正式)挥霍,铺张,讲排场
rock the boat
  1. (informal)say or do something to disturb an existing situation and upset people
    (非正式)搅局,捣乱
派生
boatful
(pl. -fuls)
noun(pl. -fuls)
语源
  1. Old English bāt, of Germanic origin
英语宝典
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