| 词汇 | boatload |
| 释义 | boatload noun[ C ] uk /ˈbəʊt.ləʊd/ us /ˈboʊt.loʊd/ the number of people or the amount of something that can be transported by a boat: 船载量 a boatload of refugees/tourists一船的难民／旅客 informal a large amount: 大量 They made boatloads of money from that project.他们从那个项目中赚了大钱。 Measurements of volume: informal -ful armload basketful bucketful cup eyeful fistful forkful glass glassful jugful plate pocketful pot scoop spoonful tablespoonful tankful tbs truckload You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Masses and large amounts of things Examples of boatloadboatload One day, he saves a boatload of gunpowder from sabotage. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. According to this legend a boatload of women and children was wrecked on the reef and their cries can still be heard from time to time in the wind. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. We receive regular reports of the interception of boatloads of migrants; as a rule, these people are first brought to shore and taken care of. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I was in a fishing port not long ago and saw a couple of boatloads of fish come in. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Boatloads of directors arrive for meetings to satisfy the requirement that a company is deemed to be managed and controlled where the directors meet. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Before that boatloads of young foals were shipped abroad, ostensibly for riding, but most of them were for meat, and that trade was stopped. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They were sent down by boatloads without the slightest attempt at proper care, and no one, or next to it, to attend them in the boat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Four boatloads of soldiers were despatched at night, though the sailors who rowed there were extremely pessimistic as to their chances. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Boatloads of goods travel from one marketplace to another, but the cargoes must be sold at a loss. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They were later followed by boatloads of high-priority cargo: ammunition and medical supplies. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Immigration has become a prominent political issue, as reports of boatloads of illegal immigrants or "clandestini" dominate news programmes, especially in the summertime. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They removed several boatloads of cargo before setting her afire. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. How would a boatload of panic-stricken, frail humanity cope? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Flour supplies had run out again and there was no likelihood of more until the next boatload of settlers arrived. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A boatload of coal was taken up the river in 1764 as a test. 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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