boat

noun

1. 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。
2. （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。”

1. N-COUNT 船；小船
   A boat is 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。
2. N-COUNT 客轮；客船
   You can refer to a passenger ship as a boat .
   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。
3. See also: gravy boat rowing boat
4. 坐失良机；错失机会
   If you say that someone has missed the boat, you mean that they have missed an opportunity and may not get another.
5. PHRASE （尤指为了庆祝）挥金如土，大事铺张
   If you push 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。
6. PHRASE 捣乱；兴风作浪
   If you say that someone is 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。
7. 处于相同的倒霉境地；同病相怜
   If two or more people are in the same boat, they are in the same unpleasant situation.

1. Goldring booked a berth on the first boat he could.
   戈德林订了他能订到的最早一班船的铺位。
2. Their boat blew up as they slept.
   他们睡觉的时候船爆炸了。
3. 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。
4. The island may be reached by boat from the mainland.
   这个岛屿可以从大陆乘小船到达。
5. 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。
6. I earn enough to push the boat out now and again.
   我挣的钱足以时不时摆摆阔了。
7. I said I didn't want to rock the boat in any way.
   我说过我根本不想挑事。
8. The sea got very rough and the boat capsized
   海上波涛汹涌，小船翻了。
9. A fishing boat came out of nowhere, dead ahead.
   一艘渔船不知从什么地方冒了出来，就在正前方。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. A rope jammed the boat's propeller
    一根绳子卡住了船的螺旋桨。
14. It would be just his luck to miss the last boat.
    他就这运气，误了最后一班船也毫不出奇。
15. Lili and my father met me off the boat
    莉莉和我父亲在码头迎接我。
16. Their boat had capsized in midstream.
    他们的船在河中央翻了。
17. 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。
18. They'd already driven along the wharf so that she could point out her father's boat.
    他们已经开车沿码头走了一遍，好让她指出哪艘是她父亲的船。
19. Pat and I resigned ourselves to yet another summer without a boat
    我和帕特在没有船的情况下勉强又凑合了一个夏天。
20. 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。
21. They moulded a complete new bow section for the boat.
    他们为这艘船铸造了一个完整的新船头。
22. The boat was hit by a squall north of the island.
    船在岛的北边遇到了狂飑。
23. The whole boat swayed and tipped.
    整条船摇晃后翻倒了。
24. The boat instantly tilted, filled and sank.
    船立即倾斜，进了水，然后沉没了。
25. I am spending a lot of money and time on this boat, but it is worth it
    我在这艘船上花了很多金钱和时间，但都很值得。
26. The whirlpool sucked down the boat.
    漩涡把小船吸进去了。
27. Huge waves overturned the boat.
    大浪打翻了小船。
28. We tugged the boat in to shore.
    我们把船拉到岸边。
29. When the boat sank, they had to swim for it.
    小船下沉的时候，他们不得不游水逃生。
30. That boat has a new sail.
    那条船有一面新篷。

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
  1. 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
  1. 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
  1. 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
  1. 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。

noun

1. a small vessel for travel on water

2. a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce

   Synonym:    gravy boatgravy holdersauceboat

verb

1. ride in a boat on water