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单词 ferry
释义
ferry
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfer.i/us
/ˈfer.i/
(alsoferry boat)
B1
aboatorshipfor takingpassengersand oftenvehiclesacrossanareaofwater,especiallyas aregularservice:
（尤指定期的）渡船，轮渡
acarferry汽车渡轮
We're going to the Channel Islandsby/on theferry.我们将坐渡船去海峡群岛。
Wetookthe ferry to Calais.我们乘渡船去了加来。
picture of ferry
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More examples
  • Almost all thepassengerson the ferry wereFrench.
  • We took the ferryacrossthe Channel and thenjoinedtheParistrainat Calais.
  • The ferryservicehas beensuspendedfor thedaybecause ofbadweather.
  • Thestrikehasledto thecancellationof some ferryservicesandlefthundreds ofpassengersstrandedat thedocks.
  • Our ferry was twohourslate because of thestrike.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Passenger, cargo & military ships
  • banana boat
  • car ferry
  • clipper
  • coaster
  • container ship
  • Corvette
  • cutter
  • flagship
  • jetfoil
  • liner
  • paddle steamer
  • side-wheeler
  • slaver
  • steamboat
  • submersible
  • supertanker
  • transport ship
  • troopship
  • U-boat
  • warship
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ferry
verb[Tusually+ adv/prep]
uk
/ˈfer.i/us
/ˈfer.i/
totransportpeopleorgoodsin avehicle,especiallyregularlyand often:
（尤指定期）渡运；运送
Ispendmost of mytimeferrying thechildrenaround.我大部分时间都用在把孩子们送来送去上了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
On the road: driving & operating road vehicles
  • aquaplaning
  • backsomeoneup
  • behind the wheelidiom
  • bike
  • biting point
  • boxed in
  • branch off
  • coast
  • drive off
  • DWI
  • jam
  • pullsomeoneup shortidiom
  • run away withsomeone
  • satnav
  • self-driving
  • snow chains
  • steer
  • steerable
  • undertake
  • undertaking
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Transferring and transporting objects
(Definition offerryfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

ferry| American Dictionary

ferry
noun[C]
us
/ˈfer·i/
aboatorshipfor takingpassengersand oftenvehiclesacrossanareaofwater,esp. as aregularservice:
There’s nobridgearound here, but you can take a ferryacrosstheriver.
ferry
verb[Talways+ adv/prep]
us
/ˈfer·i/
totransportsomeone or somethingrepeatedlyorregularly:
Asparents, weseemtospendmost ofourtimeferrying thekidsto and fromtheirfriends’homes.
(Definition offerryfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

ferry| Business English

ferry
noun[C]
TRANSPORT
uk
/ˈferi/us
aboatorshipfor takingpassengersand oftenvehiclesacrossanareaofwater,especiallyas aregularservice:
Competition from the Channel Tunnel is makinglifehard for the ferries.
Gale-forcewindshavecutferryservices.
ferrycompanies/operators
(Definition offerryfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofferry

ferry
Relates to canals, wharves, ferries, ports, docks, rivers (for travel), harbors, piers, and dams.
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The maximum loading allowed on ferries corresponds to immersion of the hull up to the clearly visible load-line mark.
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Ferries are a classic example of totally deregulated transport.
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Of the original 24 ferries ordered, 15 are being built and nine are not.
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I think that there are seven ferries now on the river.
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We are concerned that, even when the tunnel is built, drivers who would normally rest on the ferries will not do so.
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Already special attention is paid to passenger ships, in particular ro-ro ferries, tankers and ships which are known to have had recent deficiencies.
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He said that there was a future for the ferries but not as part of our transportation system.
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First, it said that new and smaller ferries could operate satisfactorily from existing landing stages.
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We are told that no decision has been made whether to discontinue the ferries.
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The ferries are, in effect, the only surface crossings available to the ordinary person.
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I believe that the ferries are nonpolitical, indeed apolitical.
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He said that on direct bus operations the loss was £9 million and that the bus companies lost £1·1 million on the ferries.
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There is a great deal of sentiment attached to the ferries.
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The ferries accordingly provide a valuable amenity to the inhabitants of the borough.
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Collocationswithferry

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fast ferry
A fast ferry was to be introduced; holiday cottages were to be built; a sports hall and swimming pool would be constructed.
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ferry disaster
I am only too well aware of the personal grief involved in such a tragedy as the recent ferry disaster.
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ferry dock
People driving cars may park in large, gravel parking lots across the street from theferrydock.
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