Word · Frequency #16965
boatmen
船夫；船工；船老大
boatmen is the plural of boatman.
a man who operates or sails a small boat, especially its captain
- 1.
A sailor on a small vessel (boat), particularly its captain.
小船上的水手,尤指船长。
- 2.
someone who drives or rides in a boat
船夫
小船上的水手,尤指船长。；船夫；出租船者
In use
The boatman skillfully navigated the narrow canal.
We hired a boatman to take us to the island.
The old boatmen shared stories of their voyages.
a/the boatman + verb
定冠词 the 指谈话双方都知道的那位船夫，不定冠词 a 则可泛指某位船夫。
The boatman rowed us across the river.
船夫划船送我们过了河。
boatmen (plural)
boatman 的复数形式是 boatmen，而不是 boatmans。
Several boatmen were waiting by the dock.
几个船夫在码头边等着。
work as a boatman
work as a + 职业名词 表示“从事某职业”。
He works as a boatman on the lake.
Connections
Collocations
- ferry boatman
- 渡船船夫
- The ferry boatman helped the passengers step ashore.渡船船夫帮助乘客上岸。
- river boatman
- 河上船夫
- A river boatman guided us through the narrow channel.一位河上船夫引导我们穿过狭窄的水道。
- hire a boatman
- 雇船夫
- We hired a boatman to take us across the lake.我们雇了一位船夫载我们过湖。
- skilled boatman
- 熟练的船夫
- The skilled boatman navigated the rapids without difficulty.熟练的船夫毫不费力地驾船通过了急流。
- old boatman
- 老船夫
- The old boatman knew every bend of the river.老船夫熟悉这条河的每个弯道。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
boat（船）+ man（人），船上的人就是船夫。想象一个男人站在小船上撑篙，boatman 自然记住。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：航运、旅游、文学作品 “boatman” 通常是比较中性的词，泛指驾驶或操作小船的人；在日常口语和书面语中都可能出现，多用于渡口、旅游或文学描述等场景。
Grammar Note
Plural: boatmen.
Pronunciation & Spelling
Boatman is /ˈboʊtmən/: the first part sounds like "boat" (/boʊt/), and the "-man" suffix is unstressed, reduced to /mən/. Do not pronounce it "boat-man" with a full /mæn/. The compounds postman, salesman, fireman, and oarsman also have this reduced /mən/ suffix, but they do not rhyme with boatman because the stressed syllable and following consonants differ. The standalone word "man" (/mæn/) is a lookalike that sounds different.
Learn the forms together
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