| 词汇 | ferry |
| 释义 | ferry noun[ C ] uk /ˈfer.i/ us /ˈfer.i/(alsoferry boat) B1 a boat or ship for taking passengers and often vehicles across an area of water, especially as a regular service: （尤指定期的）渡船，轮渡 a car ferry汽车渡轮 by ferry/on the ferryWe're going to the Channel Islands by/on the ferry.我们将坐渡船去海峡群岛。 take the ferryWe took the ferry to Calais.我们乘渡船去了加来。 Holger Leue/Lonely Planet Images/GettyImages Almost all the passengers on the ferry were French.渡船上的乘客几乎都是法国人。 We took the ferry across the Channel and then joined the Paris train at Calais. The ferry service has been suspended for the day because of bad weather.因为天气恶劣，渡船已经停开了。 The strike has led to the cancellation of some ferry services and left hundreds of passengers stranded at the docks.罢工导致部分轮渡停运，数百名旅客滞留码头。 Our ferry was two hours late because of the strike.渡轮因罢工而晚点两个小时。 Passenger, cargo & military ships banana boat clipper coaster collier container ship Corvette cutter flagship hovercraft liner Q-boat schooner semi-submersible ship storeship submersible tall ship transport ship trawler warship ferry verb[ Tusually+ adv/prep ] uk /ˈfer.i/ us /ˈfer.i/ to transport people or goods in a vehicle, especially regularly and often: （尤指定期）渡运；运送 ferry someone/something aroundI spend most of my time ferrying the children around.我大部分时间都用在把孩子们送来送去上了。 Synonyms carry(TRANSPORT) cart drag(PULL) luginformal toteinformal transport(GOODS/PEOPLE) to move someone or something from one place to another carryThese rail cars carry coal. haulHe grew up hauling coal out of the mines six days a week. cartThe suspects were carted away by police. lugI have to lug the shopping in from the car by myself! humpHe humped the mattress up to his third-floor flat by himself. schlepI need to schlep the trash to the curb. On the road: driving & operating road vehicles aquaplaning back someone up biting point boxed in branch off chauffeur gun handle lock platooning pull pull someone up push start range anxiety reverse road rage skid speeding the RAC ton You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Transferring and transporting objects ferry | American Dictionaryferry noun[ C ] us/ˈfer·i/ a boat or ship for taking passengers and often vehicles across an area of water, esp. as a regular service: There’s no bridge around here, but you can take a ferry across the river. ferry verb[ Talways+ adv/prep ] us/ˈfer·i/ to transport someone or something repeatedly or regularly: As parents, we seem to spend most of our time ferrying the kids to and from their friends’ homes. ferry | Business Englishferry noun[ C ] TRANSPORTuk /ˈferi/us a boat or ship for taking passengers and often vehicles across an area of water, especially as a regular service: Competition from the Channel Tunnel is making life hard for the ferries. Gale-force winds have cut ferry services. ferry companies/operators Examples of ferryferry Relates to canals, wharves, ferries, ports, docks, rivers (for travel), harbors, piers, and dams. The maximum loading allowed on ferries corresponds to immersion of the hull up to the clearly visible load-line mark. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Ferries are a classic example of totally deregulated transport. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of the original 24 ferries ordered, 15 are being built and nine are not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that there are seven ferries now on the river. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are concerned that, even when the tunnel is built, drivers who would normally rest on the ferries will not do so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Already special attention is paid to passenger ships, in particular ro-ro ferries, tankers and ships which are known to have had recent deficiencies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He said that there was a future for the ferries but not as part of our transportation system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 First, it said that new and smaller ferries could operate satisfactorily from existing landing stages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are told that no decision has been made whether to discontinue the ferries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The ferries are, in effect, the only surface crossings available to the ordinary person. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that the ferries are nonpolitical, indeed apolitical. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He said that on direct bus operations the loss was £9 million and that the bus companies lost £1·1 million on the ferries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a great deal of sentiment attached to the ferries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The ferries accordingly provide a valuable amenity to the inhabitants of the borough. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of ferry These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withferryferryThese are words often used in combination with ferry. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. fast ferry A fast ferry was to be introduced; holiday cottages were to be built; a sports hall and swimming pool would be constructed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 ferry disaster I am only too well aware of the personal grief involved in such a tragedy as the recent ferry disaster. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 ferry dock People driving cars may park in large, gravel parking lots across the street from the ferrydock. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. 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