ferrying

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A noun referring to the act or process of transporting people, goods, or vehicles by boat or aircraft, typically across a short distance or on a regular route.

• 🇨🇳指用船或飞机运送人员、货物或车辆的动作或过程，通常为短距离或按固定路线进行。

1. Transport by boat or aircraft B2 formal

   The act of moving people, goods, or vehicles across a body of water or short distance using a ferry or aircraft.

   • The ferrying of passengers across the river takes only ten minutes.
   • They are responsible for the ferrying of supplies to the island.
   • The ferrying of cars on the ferry is a common sight in coastal towns.

   🇨🇳渡运

   同义词: carriageconveyanceshuttletransportation

• ferryings plural form
• ferryings' possessive plural form
• ferrying's possessive singular form

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

• 🇨🇳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。

1. Transport by boat B1 formal

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

   • 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.

   🇨🇳渡运

   同义词: carryconveyshipshuttletransporttransship

2. Transport repeatedly B2 informal

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

   • 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.

   🇨🇳摆渡

   同义词: carryconveyhaulshuttletotetransport

• ferried past participle
• ferried past simple
• ferrying present participle
• ferries third person singular