ferry

• 名词，指用来把人员、车辆或货物运过水域的船，通常按固定班次往返。

A noun referring to a boat or ship used to transport people, vehicles, or goods across a body of water, typically on a regular schedule.

1. Passenger boatA2formal

   A boat or ship used to transport people, vehicles, or goods across a body of water, typically on a regular schedule.

   渡轮

   • We took the ferry from Dover to Calais.
   • The ferry departs every hour from the harbor.
   • She crossed the river on a small passenger ferry.

   同义词car-ferryferryboatpacketpacket boat

2. Short-distance transportA2formal

   A service that carries people or goods over a short distance, especially across water.

   渡轮

   • The island is only accessible by ferry.
   • He works on the ferry that connects the two towns.
   • The ferry service was suspended due to bad weather.

   同义词ferryboatpacketpacket boatshuttle

• 动词，指用船、飞机或车辆运送人或货物，通常按固定路线往返。

A verb used to indicate the act of transporting people or goods by boat, aircraft, or vehicle, typically over a regular route.

1. Transport by boatB1formal

   To carry or transport people, vehicles, or goods across a body of water, typically by a ferry boat.

   渡运

   • The boat ferried passengers across the river every hour.
   • They ferried supplies to the island during the storm.
   • The company ferries cars between the mainland and the island.

   同义词carryconveyshipshuttletransporttransship

2. Transport repeatedlyB2informal

   To transport someone or something repeatedly from one place to another, often over a short distance.

   摆渡

   • She ferried her children to school and back every day.
   • The driver ferried the guests from the hotel to the venue.
   • He ferried boxes from the warehouse to the store.

   同义词carryconveyhaulshuttletotetransport