n.[C]
- 船,艦
They crossed the Pacific by
ship.
他們乘船橫渡太平洋。
- 【口】(大型)飛機;太空船;飛艇
vt.
- 用船運
The goods were
shipped to the island last week.
貨物於上週用船運往該島。
- 郵寄;運送,裝運
The coal will be
shipped by rail.
這些煤將用火車裝運。
- 【美】【口】攆走;解僱;開除[O][(+off/out)]
- 在舷側進(水)
vi.
- 上船,乘船
- 當船員
- 乘船旅行
We are
shipping for Hong Kong.
我們乘船去香港。
片語
when one's ship comes home
- 當發財的時候
When my ship comes home, I'll buy a car.
等我發了財,我要買一輛汽車。
辨析
n.
- a large seagoing boat.
▸a sailing vessel with a bowsprit and three or more square-rigged masts.
- a spaceship.
- N. Amer. an aircraft.
v.
(ships, shipping, shipped)
- transport on a ship.
▸transport by other means.
▸dated embark on a ship.
▸(of a sailor) take service on a ship.
- (of a boat) take in (water) over the side.
- take (oars) from the rowlocks and lay them inside a boat.
▸fix (a rudder, mast, etc.) in place on a ship.
- make (a product) available for purchase.
Phrase
- a sinking ship
a failing organization or endeavour. - take ship
set off on a voyage by ship. - when one's ship comes in
(or home)
when one's fortune is made.
Derivative
- shipless adj.
- shipload n.
- shippable adj.
- shipper n.
Etymology
OE scip (n.), late OE scipian (v.), of Gmc origin.