Boats 船

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丨ifeboat救生船

speedboat 快艇

More kinds of boat其他种类的船

■ Any large boat that is used for carrying passengers or goods by sea is a ship, or in formal English, a vessel.

ship或（正式）vessel指轮船：

► In which country was this vessel registered?

这艘船是在哪个国家注册的？

■ A ship that carries goods from one place to another is a freighter or cargo ship and one that is used for carrying large amounts of petrol, oil, etc. is an (oil) tanker.

freighter 或 cargo ship 指货船，（oil) tanker 指 油轮。

■ A boat that is used for catching fish is a fishing boat and a special type of fishing boat which pulls a long net through the sea to catch fish is a trawler.

fishing boat指渔船，trawler指拖网渔船。

■ Lifeboat has two meanings: it is a special boat that is used to rescue people who are in danger at sea, or it is a small boat that is kept on a ship and is used by people to escape if the ship is going to sink.

lifeboat有两个含义：其一指派往海上救助的 救生船，其二指船上备用的救生艇。

■ Raft also has two meanings: it is a small boat made of rubber or plastic that is filled with air, or it is a flat structure made of pieces of wood tied together and used as a boat.

raft亦有两个含义：其一指橡皮艇、充气船， 其二指木排、筏。