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单词 shipped
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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

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ship /ʃɪp/ n
  1. a vessel propelled by engines or sails for navigating on the water, esp a large vessel that cannot be carried aboard another, as distinguished from a boat
  2. a large sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts
  3. the crew of a ship
  4. short for airship, spaceship
  5. when one's ship comes inwhen one has become successful or wealthy
vb (ships, shipping, shipped)
  1. to place, transport, or travel on any conveyance, esp aboard a ship
  2. (transitive) to take (water) over the side
  3. to bring or go aboard a vessel: to ship oars
  4. (transitive) often followed by off: informal to send away, often in order to be rid of: they shipped the children off to boarding school
  5. (intransitive) to engage to serve aboard a ship: I shipped aboard a Liverpool liner
Etymology: Old English scip; related to Old Norse skip, Old High German skif ship, scipfī cup

ˈshippable adj
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