boat
noun [ C ] uk/bəʊt/ us/boʊt/
A1 艇；小船
a small vehicle for travelling on water
a rowing/sailing boat 划艇／帆船
a fishing boat 渔船
We took turns to row the boat up the river. 我们轮流划船逆流而上。
informal轮船
a ship
Are you travelling by boat or by air? 你要乘船还是乘飞机旅行？
I'm taking the boat from Dover to Calais. 我要乘坐从多佛开往加来的船。
- More examples
- The boat was swept out to sea by the tide.
- The boat sank almost immediately after it had struck the rock.
- The lifeboat rescued the sailors from the sinking boat.
- The fishing boats were out at sea for three days.
- In the harbour, the boats bobbed gently up and down on the water.