n (1) 小船 (small open vessel travelling over water， moved by oars， sails or a motor) [C， U(by～)]：a fishing/sailing-/rowing-/ferry-/motor/life～渔/帆/摇橹/渡/机动/救生船;cross a river in a～/by～乘船过河;take sb down a river in a～用船送某人顺河而下;～race/people划船赛/乘船的难民;a ship's～救生艇;〖同〗ship，vessel;

(2) 船(通称) (any ship) [C， U(by～)](infml)：go to America by～/in a passenger～乘船/客船去美州;go across the Atlantic by～/in a passenger～乘船/客船横渡大西洋;

(3) 船形碟 (serving-dish shaped like a boat) [C]：a gravy～盛肉汁的船形器皿;

be in the same boat 处于同样不佳境地：We wage earners are all in the same～during these hard times.在这种艰难时期，我们工薪阶层处境相同。

→′boathouse n (存船的)船库;′boatman n 船夫;′boathook n 撑篙;′boat-train n 与客轮联运的火车;

vi 乘船玩 (sail about in a small boat for pleasure)[I](常用于短语go boating中)：Let's go～ing on the lake.咱们去湖上荡舟吧。take sb out～ing 带某人出去荡舟;～down a river/on the Thames 顺河/在泰晤士河上荡舟;～across the lake乘船过湖;

【说明】表示“船”的名词还有如：liner班船(机)、freighter货船(运输飞机)、cargo-ship (cargo-boat) 货船、tanker 油船(运油飞机)、tram (tram-steamer) 不定期货船、steamer(汽船)、steamship(汽船， 大轮船)、tug(tug-boat)(拖船)、warship(军舰)等等。

【辨异】boat与ship都是“船”。boat通常指小船，ship总是指大船，如：The ship lowered the boats. (大船放下了小船(此处为救生艇))。但boat也可指任何船，为船的通称(见(2))。