| 单词 | ferry |
| 释义 | ferry (once / 608 pages) nv A ferry is a boat that carries people, cars, and cargo back and forth across a body of water. The Staten Island Ferry ferries commuters from Manhattan to Staten Island every ten minutes during rush hour. To ferry means to transport by ferry, or to transport in other ferry-like ways, i.e., multiple short trips. If you have an ice-skating birthday party, your dad might ferry a few van loads of kids back to your house afterward, for pizza and cake. WORD FAMILYferry: ferried, ferries, ferrying+/ferrying: ferryings USAGE EXAMPLESAt least 23 people were killed and 17 others were missing after a ferry caught fire Sunday off the coast of Indonesia’s capital, officials said. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) Rickety boats ferry small groups of migrants to Curacao, Bonaire and other Caribbean islands a short distance from Venezuela’s north coast. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) Ferry accidents are common in Indonesia, the world’s largest archipelagic nation, with more than 17,000 islands. Wall Street Journal(Jan 01, 2017) 1n a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule Syn|Hypo|Hyper ferryboat car-ferry a ferry that transports motor vehicles boat a small vessel for travel on water 2n transport by boat or aircraft Syn|Hyper ferrying shipping, transport, transportation the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials 3v transport from one place to another Hyper bring, convey, take take something or somebody with oneself somewhere 4v transport by ferry Hyper transport move something or somebody around; usually over long distances 5v travel by ferry Hyper go, locomote, move, travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically |
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