ferries

1. [C]渡船 a boat that goes across a river carrying people and things
2. [C]渡口 place where such a service operates

1. vt. 渡运,运送 carry (as if) on a ferry

• board〔take〕 a ferry登上渡船

• steam ferry渡轮
• next ferry下一班渡船

• wait at the ferry在渡口等候

• ferry passenger运送旅客
• ferry military supplies运送军需物品

ferry terminal渡轮码头；车船联运港；客轮码头

ferry service轮渡服务

1. There's a good duty-free shop (ie one selling such goods) on the ferry.
   渡船上有个挺不错的免税商店。
2. The sway of the ferry made him feel sick.
   渡船摇摇晃晃，他感到恶心。
3. We crossed the river by ferry.
   我们坐渡船过了河。
4. He went down to the ferry but found the boat on the other side.
   他到了渡口，却发现渡船在对岸。
5. We waited at the ferry for two hours.
   我们在渡口等了两小时.
6. The ferry hiked the fare to forty cents.
   渡口把船费提高到40美分。

1. Two small boats ferry people back and forth.
   两只小船往返为人摆渡。
2. The old man ferried the travelers across a river.
   这位老人用船把旅客摆渡过河。
3. Please ferry goods to the mainland.
   请将货物运往大陆。

1. The tourists ferried across to the opposite bank.
   游客摆渡到对岸。