(1)船只(ship for travelling on water)[C](fml)：a 10，000-ton grain-carrying～ 万吨运粮船;an ocean-going～远洋轮;a fishing/cargo/motor～渔船/货轮/内燃机船;Liners， ships， boats， tugs，tankers， etc. are～s that sail on the sea. 班轮、大船、小船、拖船、油船等都是能在海上航行的船只。The Queen Elizabeth II is one of the largest～s afloat. “伊丽莎白二世女王号”是最大的轮船之一。〖同〗ship，boat，craft;

(2)(液体)容器(container)[C]：a drinking/plastic～containing wine 盛酒的饮具/塑料容器;Cups， basins， pots， bottles， casks， etc， are～s that hold liquids. 杯、盆、罐、瓶、桶等都是液体容器。Man first made drinking～s out of baked clay. 人类最初是利用焙烧黏土来制作饮具的。〖同〗container;

(3)血管(bodily tube in which body fluid is circulated)[C]：A blood～is a vein or an artery. 血管指的是静脉或动脉。The doctor said I'd severed a～in my leg. 医生说我弄断了腿上一根血管。〖同〗tube;

【注意】vessel 是一个相当正式的词，学生应避免使用，而应用ship或boat来表示船。ship通常比boat大一些，ship表示客轮或班船。