| 单词 | houseboat |
| 释义 | houseboat noun[C] uk/ˈhaʊs.bəʊt/us/ˈhaʊs.boʊt/aboatthatpeopleuse astheirhome, oftenkeptin oneplaceon ariverorcanal 居住船，船屋 Alexander Bauman/EyeEm/GettyImages Boats & sailing craft
houseboat| American Dictionaryhouseboat noun[C] us/ˈhɑʊsˌboʊt/aboatthatpeoplecan use astheirhome Examplesofhouseboathouseboat In a construction such ashouseboatthe head element is boat, and can therefore be viewed as the hypernym. From theCambridge English Corpus Thehouseboatdweller must produce his certificate, his licence to exist, on demand and there is a fine of £2 per offence for not doing so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 At least 12,000 people—probably a good many more—live on houseboats, so we are dnot dealing with a tiny section of the population. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Similarly, although there are 169 authorised houseboats, we know that there are another 1,000 that are unauthorized—a serious problem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I turn now to those who live in caravans or houseboats. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 After all, one cannot move one's house, but if ahouseboatis sound it ought to be movable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Does it mean a raft, yacht,houseboat, barge or ark? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For example, small yachts may go a long way out to sea, yet many of them are used as houseboats. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Other definitions of houseboats are available on the statute book. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In the case of the renovation grants legislation, the purpose is to provide forhouseboatowners to receive a grant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is my understanding that the amendment uses a definition of ahouseboatthat is implicit in tax law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That definition of ahouseboatmight have worked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What will the amendment do forhouseboatowners? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The amendment defines ahouseboatin a particular way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I will not press the need to expand the amendment to include narrow boats and houseboats. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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