n (1)船，舰(big vessel that travels on the sea)[C]：a sailing-/merchant/passenger/cargo～帆/商/客/货船;a war～战舰;the～'s company 全体船员;on board (a)～在船上;by～乘船;take～乘船;(like)～s that pass in the night 短暂相遇的人;〖同〗vessel;

(2) 1)宇宙飞船，太空船(airship or spacecraft)[C](infml)：aboard an alien～　在外星人飞船上; 2)飞行器(aircraft)(AmE，infml)

when one's ship comes home/in 等到自己成功时：When my～comes in，I will take a trip to Europe. 等我有了钱，我就去欧洲旅游。

→′shipboard adj 在船上时;′shipbuilding n 造船业;′ship-builder adj 造船公司(工人);′ship-canal n 可通海船的运河;′shipload n 船载量;′shipmate 同船旅客(船员);′shipowner n船主;′shipwreck n 海难;vt使遇海难;′shipwright n 造(修)船工;′shipyard n造船厂;

v(1)(用船)装运(运送)(send or transport， esp by ship)[T+n，T+n+prep，T+n+adv.]：leave one's furniture/one's goods to be～ped 把家具/货物留下托运;～the merchandise by air空运货物;The gold was～ped to London. 黄金运往了伦敦。 They～ped the goods through to England. 他们把货物直运英格兰。Please～him back upstairs. 请把他送回楼上。〖同〗send，transport，dispatch，route;

(2)把……放进船内(bring (an object) into a boat)[T+n]：～oars/the gangplank 把桨/跳板收起;

(3)舷侧进(水)((of a boat) take (water) in over the side)[T+n]：We're～ping a lot of water. 我们的船舷进了大量的水。The boat began to～water and threatened to sink. 这艘船的舷侧开始进水，有沉没的危险。

(4)在船上供职(be engaged to serve on a ship)[I]：～as a cook/a steward on a Pacific liner 在一艘航行在太平洋的客轮上当厨师/乘务员;

ship off (v adv)(遣)送(vt)(infml)： The men were～ped off to Far East. 这些人被遣送到远东。

→′shipment n 装船;运载的货物;′shipper n 托运人;发货人;′shipping n 船舶，船(海)运;

【辨异】ship 与boat 的区别见BOAT。