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a dinghy
They launched a dinghy from the shore.
他们从岸边放下了一艘小艇。
小艇；救生艇
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小艇；救生艇
A small open boat, often used as a tender or lifeboat, or for pleasure.
They launched a dinghy from the shore.
他们从岸边放下了一艘小艇。
船上携带的小型敞篷划艇,用作交通艇、救生艇或游艇
A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.
一种帆船小艇。
A sailing dinghy.
充气橡胶救生筏
An inflatable rubber life raft.
We rowed the dinghy to the shore to avoid the rocks.
我们划着小船到岸边以避开岩石。
The sailor inflated the rubber dinghy before launching it.
水手在发射前给橡皮筏充气。
They tied the dinghy to the dock while they went ashore.
他们把小船系在码头上，然后上岸去了。
They launched a dinghy from the shore.
他们从岸边放下了一艘小艇。
表示交通方式时，dinghy前不加冠词。
We crossed the river by dinghy.
我们乘小艇过了河。
表示位置，通常用冠词。
She sat in a dinghy reading a book.
她坐在小艇里看书。
Not this
We took the dingy to the shore.
Use this
We took the dinghy to the shore.
误用 'dingy'（意为肮脏的、暗淡的形容词）代替 'dinghy'（小船）。注意拼写和词性差异。
Not this
There are two dinghy on the beach.
Use this
There are two dinghies on the beach.
忘记将可数名词 'dinghy' 变为复数形式 'dinghies'。英语中可数名词复数需加 -s/-es。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
充气艇
They used an inflatable dinghy to reach the shore.
他们用充气艇到达岸边。
橡皮艇
The children played in the rubber dinghy on the lake.
孩子们在湖上玩橡皮艇。
小帆船
He learned to steer a sailing dinghy at the club.
他在俱乐部学会了驾驶小帆船。
划艇
We took the rowing dinghy out for a morning exercise.
我们早晨划着划艇出去锻炼。
放下小艇
The crew launched the dinghy to rescue the swimmer.
船员放下小艇去救游泳者。
登上小艇
Passengers boarded the dinghy from the yacht.
乘客从游艇登上小艇。
Use dinghy naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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小艇（dinghy）轻巧如橡皮筏，划动时发出“叮叮”声。
语域：mixed 常见场景：sailing、boating、recreation 通常用于休闲航海或小船相关的口语及一般书面语，语域偏中性至非正式。
常与介词in/on连用，表示'在...上'；注意复数形式为dinghies
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