ship

US: /ˈʃɪp/
UK: /ʃˈɪp/


English Vietnamese dictionary


ship /ʃip/
  • danh từ
    • tàu thuỷ, tàu
      • to take ship: xuống tàu
    • (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) máy bay, phi cơ
    • (từ lóng) thuyền (đua)
    • the ship of the desert
      • con lạc đà
    • when my ship comes home
      • khi nào tôi đã công thành danh toại, khi nào tôi làm ăn phát đạt
  • ngoại động từ
    • xếp (hàng) xuống tàu, cho (hành khách, thuỷ thủ) xuống tàu
    • gửi bằng tàu thuỷ, chở bằng tàu thuỷ
    • (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) gửi bằng xe lửa, chở bằng xe lửa; gửi bằng máy bay, chở bằng máy bay
    • thuê (người) làm trên tàu thuỷ
    • gắn vào tàu, lắp vào thuyền
      • to ship the oar: lắp mái chèo vào thuyền
    • (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (thông tục) đuổi đi, tống khứ
    • nội động từ
      • đi tàu, xuống tàu
      • làm việc trên tàu (thuỷ thủ)
      • to ship a sea
        • (xem) sea

    Advanced English dictionary


    noun, verb
    + noun
    a large boat that carries people or goods by sea: There are two restaurants on board ship. + a sailing / cargo / cruise ship + a ship's captain / crew / company / cook + Raw materials and labour come by ship, rail or road. + They boarded a ship bound for India. + When the ship docked at Southampton he was rushed to hospital.
    See also - AIRSHIP, FLAGSHIP, LIGHTSHIP
    Idioms see JUMP v., SINK v., TIGHT
    + verb (-pp-)
    1 [VN] to send or transport sb/sth by ship or by another means of transport: The company ships its goods all over the world. + He was arrested and shipped back to the UK for trial.
    2 (computing) to be available to be bought; to make sth available to be bought: [V] The software is due to ship next month. + [VN] The company continues to ship more computer systems than its rivals.
    3 [VN] ~ water (of a boat, etc.) to have water coming in over the sides
    Idioms see SHAPE v.
    Phrasal Verbs: ship sb<->off (disapproving) to send sb to a place where they will stay: The children were shipped off to a boarding school at an early age.

    Thesaurus dictionary


    n.
    1 vessel, (ocean or passenger) liner, steamer, wind-jammer, cutter:
    The statue is dedicated to the men who go down to the sea in ships.
    v.
    2 send, move, ferry, transport, deliver, carry, dispatch or despatch, freight, haul, truck, cart:
    You need a specialized company that ships computers and other delicate equipment.
    3 ship out. leave, depart, embark, set sail, take off, get out, quit, Slang scram:
    You'll ship out if you know what's good for you.

    Collocation dictionary


    ADJ.

    wooden | enemy | cargo, container, cruise, merchant, pirate, sailing, supply

    QUANT.

    fleet

    VERB + SHIP

    board, come/go aboard, come/go on board | sail | steer | moor
    The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.
    | build, launch | load (sth onto), unload (sth from)
    The dockers were loading the cargo onto the ship.
    | christen, name | abandon
    The captain gave the order to abandon ship.
    | go down with
    The captain went down with his ship.
    | scuttle, sink, torpedo | jump
    Some of the crew jumped ship (= left it illegally)at Gibraltar and disappeared.

    SHIP + VERB

    carry sb/sth
    a ship carrying more than a thousand people
    | arrive, dock | anchor, be/lie at anchor
    Their ship lay at anchor at the mouth of the harbour.
    | depart, go, leave, put to sea, sail, set sail | be wrecked, collide with sth, hit sth, run aground | capsize | go down, sink

    PREP.

    aboard/on/on board a/the ~
    They are now on a ship bound for New York.
    | by ~
    There was no time to send the goods by ship.
    | ~ to/(bound) for

    PHRASES

    the bow/stern of a ship, the captain/crew of a ship, the deck of a ship


    Concise English dictionary


    shipped|shipping|shipsʃɪp
    noun
    +a vessel that carries passengers or freight
    verb
    +transport commercially
    +hire for work on a ship
    +go on board
    +travel by ship
    +place on board a ship