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单词 -ship
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
-ship suffix forming nouns
  1. indicating state or condition: fellowship
  2. indicating rank, office, or position: lordship
  3. indicating craft or skill: horsemanship, workmanship, scholarship
Etymology: Old English -scipe; compare shape
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ship /ʃɪp/USA pronunciation   n., v., shipped, ship•ping. 
n. [countable]
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsa large vessel, esp. one that travels on the ocean.
  2. the crew and passengers of a vessel:The ship was abuzz with the news.
  3. an airplane or spacecraft:The commander of the spacecraft ordered his officers not to fire on the alien ship.

v. 
  1. to send or transport by ship, rail, etc.:[+ object]The package was shipped by an overnight express delivery service.
  2. [+ object] to take in (water) over the side, as a vessel does when waves break over it.
  3. to bring into a ship or boat:[+ object]Ship the anchor.
  4. ship out:
    • to (cause to) leave, esp. for another country or assignment: [no object]The sailor shipped out the next day.[+ object + out]shipped him out the next day.[+ out + object]The navy shipped out thousands of sailors.
    • Slang Terms[no object] to quit, resign, or be fired from a job:Shape up or ship out!
Idioms
  1. Idioms run a tight ship, to use strict control in running a company, etc.:The boss runs a tight ship.


-ship, suffix. 
    • -ship is used to form nouns with the meaning "state or condition of'':friend + -ship → friendship;kin + -ship → kinship.
    • -ship is also used with the meaning "the skill or ability of'':statesman + -ship → statesmanship;apprentice + -ship → apprenticeship.
    • -ship is also used with the meaning "the relation of'':fellow + -ship → fellowship.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ship  (ship),USA pronunciation n., v., shipped, ship•ping. 
n. 
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsa vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
  2. Nautical, Naval Terms
    • a sailing vessel square-rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a spanker on the aftermost mast.
    • [Now Rare.]a bark having more than three masts. Cf. shipentine. 
  3. the crew and, sometimes, the passengers of a vessel:The captain gave the ship shore leave.
  4. an airship, airplane, or spacecraft.
  5. jump ship:
    • to escape from a ship, esp. one in foreign waters or a foreign port, as to avoid further service as a sailor or to request political asylum.
    • to withdraw support or membership from a group, organization, cause, etc.;
      defect or desert:Some of the more liberal members have jumped ship.
  6. run a tight ship, to exercise a close, strict control over a ship's crew, a company, organization, or the like.
  7. when one's ship comes in or home, when one's fortune is assured:She'll buy a car as soon as her ship comes in.

v.t. 
  1. to put or take on board a ship or other means of transportation;
    to send or transport by ship, rail, truck, plane, etc.
  2. [Naut.]to take in (water) over the side, as a vessel does when waves break over it.
  3. to bring (an object) into a ship or boat.
  4. to engage (someone) for service on a ship.
  5. to fix in a ship or boat in the proper place for use.
  6. Nautical, Naval Termsto place (an oar) in proper position for rowing. Cf. boat (def. 13).
  7. to send away:They shipped the kids off to camp for the summer.

v.i. 
  1. to go on board or travel by ship;
    embark.
  2. to engage to serve on a ship.
  3. ship out:
    • to leave, esp. for another country or assignment:He said goodby to his family and shipped out for the West Indies.
    • to send away, esp. to another country or assignment.
    • Slang Terms[Informal.]to quit, resign, or be fired from a job:Shape up or ship out!
  • bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English; Old English scip; cognate with Dutch schip, German Schiff, Old Norse, Gothic skip; (verb, verbal) Middle English s(c)hip(p)en, derivative of the noun, nominal
shipless, adj. 
shipless•ly, adv. 

-ship, 
  1. a native English suffix of nouns denoting condition, character, office, skill, etc.:clerkship;friendship;statesmanship.
  • Middle English, Old English -scipe; akin to shape; cognate with dialect, dialectal Frisian, dialect, dialectal Dutch schip

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