boat
US: /ˈboʊt/
UK: /bˈəʊt/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
boat /bout/- danh từ
- tàu thuyền
- to take a boat for...: đáp tàu đi...
- đĩa hình thuyền (để đựng nước thịt...)
- to be in the same boat
- cùng hội cùng thuyền, cùng chung cảnh ngộ
- to sail in the same boat
- (nghĩa bóng) cùng hành động, hành động chung
- to sail one's own boat
- (nghĩa bóng) hành động riêng lẻ; tự làm lấy; theo con đường riêng của mình
- tàu thuyền
- nội động từ
- đi chơi bằng thuyền
- đi tàu, đi thuyền
- ngoại động từ
- chở bằng tàu, chở bằng thuyền
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 a vehicle (smaller than a ship) that travels on water, moved by OARS, sails or a motor: a rowing / sailing / motor boat + a fishing boat + You can take a boat trip along the coast.
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2 any ship: 'How are you going to France?' 'We're going by boat (= by ferry).'
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Idioms: be in the same boat to be in the same difficult situation
more at BURN v., MISS v., PUSH v., ROCK v.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
vessel, craft, skiff, small craft, motor boat, speedboat, knockabout, runabout, yacht, motor yacht, sailing-yacht, Brit rowing-boat, sailing-boat, US row-boat, sailboat, Colloq ship:
I bought a 30-foot boat at this year's show. They went off on a slow boat to China.
Collocation
BOAT + NOUN
cruise, excursion, ride, trip | race | club | house
(also
boathouse
)
| train
(= the train scheduled to connect with a particular sailing)the 7.30 p.m. boat train to Harwich
| building | builder, crew, owner | people (= refugees who arrive by boat)
PREP.
by ~
The cave can only be reached by boat.
| in a/the ~
I took them in my boat.
| on a/the ~
They ate on the boat.
| ~ from, ~ to
a boat from Jamaica to Trinidad
ADJ.
little, small | open
He was adrift in an open boat for three days.
| flat-bottomed | glass-bottomed | inflatable, plastic, rubber | wooden | motor, paddle, pedal, power, rowing, sailing, speed, steam | canal, narrow, river We spent
our holiday going up a canal on a narrow boat. a Mississippi river boat
| banana, cargo, charter, ferry, fishing, flying, passenger,
patrol, pilot, pleasure, racing,
rescue, torpedo, touring | model, paper, toy | strickenThe lifeboat was preparing to go to the aid of the stricken boat.
|
upturned
QUANT.
fleet, flotilla
a flotilla of small boats
VERB + BOAT
take out
You couldn't take a boat out in that wild sea.
|
take sb out in
My brother took us all out in his new boat.
| get
into/on/onto | get off/out of |
launch, lowerA new type of patrol boat was launched from the Essex coast yesterday.
| push out
I pushed the boat out into the middle of the river.
| propel, row, sail
The boat is propelled by a powerful outboard motor.
| handle
Where did you learn to handle a boat?
| guide, steer, turn | pilot, skipper | crew
Normally the boat is crewed by five people.
| beach
He beached the boat and the children leapt out to explore.
| moor, tie up | untie | anchor, berth
The harbour was crowded, with boats berthed two and three abreast.
| load, unload | rock
Sit down, you're rocking the boat.
(figurative) She wastold to keep her mouth shut and not rock the boat (= take unnecessary action that would cause problems).
| capsize, overturn, upset | swamp
The boat was swamped by a huge wave.
| build, design | catch, take
They crossed the island to catch a boat for islands south of Skye.
| miss
(often figurative) If you don't buy now, you may find that you've missed the boat (= cannot take advantage of this offer because it is too late).
| meet
Beth had gone down to Bombay to meet the boat on which her sister was arriving.
Concise dictionary
boats|boated|boatingbəʊtnoun
+a small vessel for travel on water
+a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce
verb
+ride in a boat on water
