(亦作 ferry boat)a boat or ship for conveying passengers and goods, especially over a relatively short distance and as a regular service 渡船 ■a service for conveying passengers or goods in this way 摆渡 ■the place where such a service operates from 摆渡口,渡口 ■a similar service using another mode of transport, especially aircraft 运输;(尤指)空运
(-ies, -ied)
[with obj. and adverbial of direction]convey in a boat, especially across a short stretch of water (尤指短距离)渡运,摆渡 the British Expeditionary Force was safely ferried across the Channel. 英国远征军平安渡过了英吉利海峡。 ■transport (someone or something) from one place to another, especially as a regular service (尤指定期)运送(人,东西) all supplies were ferried in by regular helicopter deliveries. 所有的给养均由直升机定期运来。
派生 ferryman ( pl. -men) noun(pl. -men) 语源
Middle English: from Old Norse ferja 'ferry boat', of Germanic origin and related to fare