| 单词 | ship |
| 释义 | ship (ʃɪp ) Word forms: ships , shipping , shipped 1. countable noun [oft by NOUN] A2 A ship is a large boat which carries passengers or cargo. Within ninety minutes the ship was ready for departure. We went by ship over to America. ...merchant ships. Synonyms: vessel, boat, craft, liner 2. verb [usually passive] If people or things are shipped somewhere, they are sent there on a ship or by some other means of transport. The siblings were shipped to a local orphanage. [be VERB-ed preposition/adverb] Synonyms: send, take, run, bring 3. See also shipping Phrasal verbs: ship out phrasal verb If someone ships out, they leave a place, especially by ship. Sailors hung about while they waited to ship out. [VERB PARTICLE] Quotations: Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing; Only a signal shown and a distant voice in the darknessTales of a Wayside Inn Idioms: shape up or ship out said to mean that someone should start behaving in a more reasonable or responsible way, or else they should leave the place where they are or give up what they are doing The message to every player in the team is clear – shape up or ship out. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers abandon a sinking ship to leave an organization or cause which is about to fail completely When the party leader resigned, opposition MPs accused him of abandoning a sinking ship. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers jump ship to leave an organization or cause, either because you think it is about to fail or because you want to join a rival organization He has told the manager that he intends to fight for his place rather than jump ship to Newcastle United or Aston Villa. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers run a tight ship to keep firm control of the way your business or organization is run, so that it is well organized and efficient Andy, our team coach, is very organized and confident. He runs a tight ship and he does a great job. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers when someone's ship comes in said to talk about what someone will do if they become rich and successful When my ship comes in, I'll buy a big house in the country. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: ship an item Often, a seller will list an item as new and ship the item directly from the retailer or wholesaler to the highest bidder. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Here, soldiers will receive, inventory, process, clean, filter, and ship all items belonging to deceased or injured soldiers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The user who listed the item then arranges for a pickup or ships the item directly to the winner. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Upon refusal, the wholesaler would offer the already price-hiked items to the retailer at a lower consignment cost in the guise of alleviating the cost to ship the items back. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When shipping their items, the factories would literally brand their logo or insignia on the barrels used, extending the meaning of brand to that of a trademark. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 People will be able to walk around the boats and see them in their natural environment in the water in the main estuary next door to the cruise ship terminal. Times, Sunday Times More than 200 cruise ships a year call at the cruise ship terminal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In addition to owning land, setting fees, and sometimes levying taxes, port districts can also operate shipping terminals, airports, railroads, and irrigation facilities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Governed as municipalities, the ports operate shipping terminals, marinas, docks, and associated infrastructure, such as roads, railroads and parks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its harbor includes a fuel depot, shipping terminal and military landing site. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The third area features artifacts retrieved from a pirate ship wreck. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the late 19th century local lore tells of a ship wreck on the island with one survivor, an infant. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A gale in the first week of the month left several ships wrecked and continuous rains flooded parts of the country. Times, Sunday Times Legends abound of local people flocking to ships wrecked on their treacherous shores and helping themselves to liberated cargoes. Times, Sunday Times Protesters say water displaced by the ships wrecks canal banks, erodes marble walls, and destroys the underwater foundations of the city's palazzos. Times, Sunday Times Beacon's platform will finance deals, allowing companies to pay their suppliers later and suppliers to get paid upfront, while cutting shipping costs. Times,Sunday Times Cotton prices, weak sterling and shipping costs have already pushed up the cost of clothing. Times, Sunday Times His shipping costs are also up by 20%, or $500 a container, as crude oil has moved back above $100 a barrel. Times, Sunday Times The team would like to export more, but shipping costs make it difficult. ST Even if oil prices drop soon, shipping costs could rise for months. Houston Chronicle Can also represent a line traced by a shipping vessel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The report also tracks the number of attacks by pirates on shipping vessels, set to remain a significant threat next year despite better security on board ships. Times, Sunday Times Furthermore, the vertical clearance above the river once among the highest in the world could no longer accommodate modern shipping vessels. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This allows more time for proper recognition of vessels, and will aid in the flow of legitimate shipping vessels. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At least 57 shipping vessels were destroyed; damage from these ships collectively totaled about $375,000. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The plan to sink a ship on the other side of the world, probably in someone else's territory, was obviously risky. Times, Sunday Times Or do they sink the ship? Times,Sunday Times And it won't sink your ship, no matter how angry it gets. Times, Sunday Times In theory, under naval wartime rules, a sub was allowed to sink any ship carrying war materials. The Sun The base engineer also stated that a heavy sea could shift the engines off their supports and sink the ship. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I was a sinking ship, the ballast gone. Times, Sunday Times (2010) He felt sympathies and curiosities floundering against one another in his thoughts like panicking passengers on a sinking ship. THE LAST RAVEN (2002) Have to leave it to the last minute -- double-dyed criminals they may be but we can't have a couple of men go down in a sinking ship. SAN ANDREAS It is not about encouraging people to leave a sinking ship. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Yet he will know that record is in serious jeopardy the longer he stays at this sinking ship. The Sun (2015) I joined my fellow divers as we dropped down to ponder a sunken ship with underwater torches. Times, Sunday Times A reporter goes on a globetrotting quest to find a sunken ship containing a pirate's lost treasure. The Sun Divers were yesterday searching the sunken ship. The Sun A recent story about the discovery of a sunken ship said she 'sunk in 1881'. Times, Sunday Times They are like faded mementos pulled out of a sunken ship. Times, Sunday Times She was in service as a transport ship until 1978. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Every few months a transport ship would bring essential supplies to the station and take away the oil and other produce. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was honorably discharged as a lieutenant for a naval transport ship at the end of the war. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They used an old horse transport ship, filling it with dried branches, pitch, sulfur, and various other combustibles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With this goal as his only guide, he disobeyed orders not to intervene in the rescue operation of a transport ship that had caught fire. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To unload the ship, the onboard railcars were positioned under doors in each cargo hold which, filled the cars with the coal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was first used as a port in prehistoric times when a sandstone ledge was used to unload the ships of overseas traders. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The port's facilities were all in working order and were soon unloading the ships. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Unloading the ships proved to be a logistical problem because the narrow river neck was shallow and muddy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its reputation was earned by having about 16 public houses, to cater for the stevedores who were employed to load and unload the ships at the quayside. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There was a compass on a wooden ship on top of a table painted like the sea with a few harbours. Times, Sunday Times There were still merchants who believed tea was better carried in a wooden ship than in an iron steamer where it might be contaminated. Times, Sunday Times It sounds like an old wooden ship going down with all hands on board! Times, Sunday Times Before electricity, light below a vessel's deck was provided by candles, oil and kerosene lampsall dangerous aboard a wooden ship. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On top of the pillars are an iron-cast, miniature wooden ship; the other one features a horseback rider. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 船, 运送 Japanese: 船, 輸送される |
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