boat n. 1.小舟,小船,(小)艇,(大船所载)救生艇;帆船,渔船。 2.汽轮〔常指小汽轮〕;邮船,大轮船。 3.船形物,船行器皿;【化学】舟皿;【宗教】舟形香炉。 a motor boat 机帆船。 a sailing boat 帆船。 an open boat 无甲板船。 a rowing boat 划艇。 a sauce boat 船形佐料碟。 boat's length 艇身 (win by a boat's length 赛艇时领先一艇长的距离)。 burn one's boats 布背水之阵,破釜沉舟。 by boat 乘船 (go by boat 乘船去)。 fasten [get out] a boat 系住船。 have an oar in every man's boat 多管闲事,乱管闲事。 in one [the same] boat 在同一状态下,处境相同;同舟共济,共患难。 man a boat 为船配备船员。 miss the boat 1. 失败;错过机会,坐失良机。 2. 未能抓住(问题的)要点。 push the boat out 〔口语〕庆祝。 rock the boat 捣乱。 ship's boat 船上小艇;舰载救生艇。 take boat 乘船,坐船。 take to the boats 1. 乘船上小艇逃生。 2. 仓猝放弃所进行的事业。 vt. 1.用船装运。 2.把…装入船内。 They boated us across the bay. 他们把我们用船运过〔摆渡过〕海湾。 vi. 1.坐船去。 2.划船;乘船(游玩)。 We boated down the Thames. 我们放舟直下泰晤士河。 boat it 1. 坐船去;划船。 2. 顺风驶。 Boat the oars! 收桨! n. -ful 一船所载的量。
Little tee - wee , he went to sea , in an open boat ; and while afloat , the little boat bended , my story ' s ended 一个小弟弟,漂泊在海面,只身没有伴;乘只小木船,小木船变弯,故事已讲完。
How “ the fellow by the name of rowan ” took the letter , sealed it up in an oilskin pouch , strapped it over his heart , in four days landed by night off the coast of cuba from an open boat , disappeared into the jungle , and in three weeks came out on the other side of the island , having traversed a hostile country on foot , and delivered his letter to garcia ? are things i have no special desire now to tell in detail 那个名叫罗文的人,如何接过信,把它装进一个油纸袋里,封好,吊在胸口,四天后在一个暮色笼罩的夜晚,他弃扁舟上岸,消失在古巴的热带丛林中;三个星期之后,他成功徒步穿越了一个危机四伏的国家,把信送到了加西亚手上?这些细节无意赘言。