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skiff n.轻舟；小船 (1) 小艇直在海浪中摇摆。(2) 我们搞得他们只剩一条小艇了。(3) 彼得利科在守着船和船上的东西。(4) 每天早晨他划着小船到有大鱼出没的墨西哥湾流去。 A skiff may be powered by oars, sails, or a motor, but in any of these cases, a typical skiff can carry only a few passengers. Skiff originally referred to a small boat attached to a large ship; the skiff would have been used for communication with and transportation to other large ships and the shore. Winslow Homer, a 19th-century American artist, often portrayed skiffs in his depictions of marine scenes.

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英 [skɪf] 美 [skɪf] (1) The skiff was dancing at the stern.(2) We have cut them down to a skiff now.(3) Pedrico is looking after the skiff and gear.(4) Each morning he rowed his skiff out into the Gulf Stream where the big fish was. A skiff is a small boat. If you decide to purchase a skiff instead of giant yacht, you're probably someone who prefers the quiet, simple life. (Or maybe you just didn’t want to spend the money on a yacht.) 1[N-COUNT 可数名词](常指单人的)小艇，小船 A skiff is a small light rowing boat or sailing boat, which usually has room for only one person.

英语单词	skiff
英美音标	英 [skɪf] 美 [skɪf]
中文释义	n.轻舟；小船
英语例句	(1) The skiff was dancing at the stern. (2) We have cut them down to a skiff now. (3) Pedrico is looking after the skiff and gear. (4) Each morning he rowed his skiff out into the Gulf Stream where the big fish was.
中文例句	(1) 小艇直在海浪中摇摆。 (2) 我们搞得他们只剩一条小艇了。 (3) 彼得利科在守着船和船上的东西。 (4) 每天早晨他划着小船到有大鱼出没的墨西哥湾流去。
vocabulary简明	A skiff is a small boat. If you decide to purchase a skiff instead of giant yacht, you're probably someone who prefers the quiet, simple life. (Or maybe you just didn’t want to spend the money on a yacht.)
vocabulary扩展	A skiff may be powered by oars, sails, or a motor, but in any of these cases, a typical skiff can carry only a few passengers. Skiff originally referred to a small boat attached to a large ship; the skiff would have been used for communication with and transportation to other large ships and the shore. Winslow Homer, a 19th-century American artist, often portrayed skiffs in his depictions of marine scenes.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](常指单人的)小艇，小船 A skiff is a small light rowing boat or sailing boat, which usually has room for only one person.

Skiff Small Boat Large 英 Skɪf] 美 Skɪf N.轻舟；小船