boat

英 [bəʊt]

美 [boʊt]

n.  小船; 汽艇; 舟; (泛指)船

复数：boats　现在分词：boating　过去式：boated　第三人称单数：boats　过去分词：boated　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1303 / COCA.1231

习惯用语

n.

be in the same boat
• 处于同样的困境
  to be in the same difficult situation
burn your bridges
• 不留退路；破釜沉舟；背水而战
  to do sth that makes it impossible to return to the previous situation later
• Think carefully before you resign─you don't want to burn your bridges.
  辞职前要三思——你得给自己留条退路。
float sb's boat
• 为某人所喜欢
  to be what sb likes
• You can listen to whatever kind of music floats your boat.
  无论你喜欢哪种音乐，你都可以听。
miss the boat
• 错失良机
  to be unable to take advantage of sth because you are too late
• If you don't buy now, you may find that you've missed the boat.
  你如果现在不买，你会错失良机的。
push the boat out
• 挥霍享乐；铺张庆贺
  to spend a lot of money on enjoying yourself or celebrating sth
rock the boat
• 捣乱；惹麻烦
  to do sth that upsets a situation and causes problems
• She was told to keep her mouth shut and not rock the boat.
  有人叫她闭嘴，不要招惹是非。

牛津词典

noun

• 小船；汽艇；舟
  a vehicle (smaller than a ship) that travels on water, moved by oars , sails or a motor
  1. a rowing/sailing boat
     划艇；帆船
  2. a fishing boat
     渔船
  3. You can take a boat trip along the coast.
     你可以乘船沿海岸旅游一趟。
• （泛指）船
  any ship
  1. ‘How are you going to France?’ ‘We're going by boat (= by ferry ) .’
     “你怎么去法国？”“我们乘船去。”

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 船；小船
  Aboatis something in which people can travel across water.
  1. One of the best ways to see the area is in a small boat...
     游览该地区的一个最好方式是乘坐小船。
  2. The island may be reached by boat from the mainland.
     这个岛屿可以从大陆乘小船到达。
• N-COUNT 客轮；客船
  You can refer to a passenger ship as aboat.
  1. When the boat reached Cape Town, we said a temporary goodbye.
     客轮到达开普敦时，我们暂时分别。
• See also:gravy boatrowing boat
• 坐失良机；错失机会
  If you say that someone hasmissed the boat, you mean that they have missed an opportunity and may not get another.
• PHRASE （尤指为了庆祝）挥金如土，大事铺张
  If youpush the boat out, you spend a lot of money on something, especially in order to celebrate.
  1. I earn enough to push the boat out now and again.
     我挣的钱足以时不时摆摆阔了。
• PHRASE 捣乱；兴风作浪
  If you say that someoneis rocking the boat, you mean that they are upsetting a calm situation and causing trouble.
  1. I said I didn't want to rock the boat in any way.
     我说过我根本不想挑事。
• 处于相同的倒霉境地；同病相怜
  If two or more people arein the same boat, they are in the same unpleasant situation.

英英释义

noun

• a small vessel for travel on water
• a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce
  Synonym:gravy boatgravy holdersauceboat

verb

• ride in a boat on water

双语例句

• We could all row a boat and swim almost before we could walk
  我们所有人几乎在还不会走之前就已经会划船和游泳了。
• We tugged the boat in to shore.
  我们把船拉到岸边。
• Huge waves overturned the boat.
  大浪打翻了小船。
• I said I didn't want to rock the boat in any way.
  我说过我根本不想挑事。
• The sea got very rough and the boat capsized
  海上波涛汹涌，小船翻了。
• If the shell had hit the boat, it would have blown it to pieces
  如果炮弹击中了小船，它早就被炸成碎片了。
• He had a house there and a dock and a little aluminum boat.
  他在那儿有一所房子、一个泊船的码头和一艘小铝船。
• The boat finally grounded on a soft, underwater bank.
  那条船最终在松软的水下浅滩搁浅了。
• Blake jumped in expertly; the boat dipped slightly under his weight
  布莱克很熟练地跳上了船，他的重量使小船微微向下沉了沉。
• The island may be reached by boat from the mainland.
  这个岛屿可以从大陆乘小船到达。