a dinghy
They launched a dinghy from the shore.
他们从岸边放下了一艘小艇。
小帆船；橡皮救生筏；船上携带的小型敞篷划艇,用作交通艇、救生艇或游艇；一种帆船小艇。；充气橡胶救生筏
A small open boat, often used as a tender or lifeboat, or for pleasure.
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。
用法提示：这里"dinghy"作为名词，指一种小型划艇。
The sailor inflated the rubber dinghy before launching it.
水手在发射前给橡皮筏充气。
用法提示：这里"dinghy"指橡皮筏，是可充气的小船。
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。
用法提示：这里"dinghy"作为名词，表示系在码头的小船。
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。
skiff 通常指轻便的小划艇，常用于娱乐；dinghy 可指各种用途的小艇
rowboat 强调靠桨划行，dinghy 也可以是帆或机动小艇
inflatable boat 特指可充气的小艇；dinghy 可以是硬质材料制成
rubber boat 强调材质是橡皮的，而 dinghy 可以是任何材质；口语中 rubber dinghy 也常用，但这里作为独立同义词
grammar · medium
易错句子We took the dingy to the shore.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are two dinghy on the beach.
正确表达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。
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。
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