| 英语单词 | lifeboat |
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| 英美音标 | 英 ['laɪfbəʊt] 美 ['laɪfboʊt] |
| 中文释义 | n.救生船 |
| 英语例句 | (1) They decided to man the lifeboat. (2) The lifeboat was launched immediately to rescue the four men. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他们决定给救生船配备船员。 (2) 立刻放下了救生船救那四个人。 |
| vocabulary简明 | A lifeboat is a small boat that's kept on a bigger ship in case of emergency. It’s much more fun than a deathboat. Large ships usually have enough lifeboats for every passenger on board. Hear that, Titanic? |
| vocabulary扩展 | When the giant ship Titanic sank, there weren’t enough lifeboats for everyone. If you’re on a ship that’s going down, a lifeboat (one word) could save your life. Some lifeboats are made of hard materials like fiberglass, while others are inflatable. Another kind of lifeboat is launched from shore or a Coast Guard ship to rescue people who need help at sea, if, for example, they're on a sinking fishing boat. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](派往海上救助的)救生船 A lifeboat is a medium-sized boat that is sent out from a port or harbour in order to rescue people who are in danger at sea. 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](船上备用的)救生艇 A lifeboat is a small boat that is carried on a ship, which people on the ship use to escape when the ship is in danger of sinking.
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