ferries

英 [ˈferiz]

美 [ˈferiz]

n.  渡船; 摆渡
v.  渡运; 摆渡
ferry的第三人称单数和复数

IELTS

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 渡船;渡轮
  Aferryis a boat that transports passengers and sometimes also vehicles, usually across rivers or short stretches of sea.
  1. They had recrossed the River Gambia by ferry.
     他们乘渡船再次穿过冈比亚河。
• VERB (通常指定时往返两地间)运送，渡运，摆渡
  If a vehicleferriespeople or goods, it transports them, usually by means of regular journeys between the same two places.
  1. Every day, a plane arrives to ferry guests to and from Bird Island Lodge...
     每天，都有架飞机来鸟岛宾馆接送客人。
  2. It was still dark when five coaches started to ferry the miners the 140 miles from the Silverhill colliery...
     天还黑着，就有5辆大巴开始从距银山煤矿 140 英里的地方出发运送矿工。
  3. A helicopter ferried in more soldiers to help in the search.
     一架直升机运来更多的士兵协助搜索。

双语例句

• Ferries are a lifeline to the far-flung corners of Scotland.
  渡船是苏格兰边远地区的生命线。
• And you don't drink alcohol on ferries in the morning.
  今早也没在渡轮上喝酒。
• You can also get on one of the day ferries to get from Maui to Lanai and back.
  您也可以在一个一天渡轮从毛伊岛的凉台和背部。
• To make ends meet, Fok worked as a labourer at the airport and shovelled coal onto ferries.
  为了生计霍先生干过机场搬运工和轮渡铲煤工。
• Ferries churn the waters of Howe Sound from Langdale to Horseshoe Bay.
  渡船搅起豪湾的海水，从兰代尔驶向霍斯舒湾。
• The car ferries from the mainland are often fully booked by February.
  从大陆出发的汽车轮渡常常在2月前就被预订一空。
• It occurred to my uncle that trams slipping on rails and ferries sailing across the strait where seagulls flew would be needed badly.
  我叔叔就想到，在轨道上滑行的电车和在有海鸥飞翔地海峡中航行的渡轮将会极其需要。
• Ferries carrying passengers and commercial lorries ply daily, between Hull and Rotterdam.
  载运旅客的班渡和商用货车定期往返于赫尔港和鹿特丹港之间。
• Commuters between the2 islands complained that the ferries are always in poor condition and overloaded.
  两岛的通勤者抱怨称，渡轮条件很差，还经常超载。
• A small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor.
  摆渡待卖的供应品和日用品到一个大船的小艇。