by ferryboat
表示交通方式，by后接交通工具单数形式，不加冠词。
We crossed the river by ferryboat.
我们乘渡船过河。
渡船；轮渡
ferryboats — plural of ferryboat
渡船,尤指按固定班次运行的
A boat that carries passengers, vehicles, or goods across water, especially one that runs on a regular schedule
渡船,尤指按固定班次运行的
A boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods across open water, especially one that runs to a regular schedule
We took the ferryboat across the river to reach the old town on the other side.
我们乘坐渡船过河，到达对岸的老城区。
用法提示：ferryboat 作名词，指用于渡河的船只。
The ferryboat leaves the island every hour, even in bad weather.
这艘渡船每小时从岛上出发，即使天气恶劣也不例外。
用法提示：ferryboat 作名词，指按固定班次运行的渡船。
They drove their car onto the ferryboat and crossed the lake.
他们把车开上渡船，然后横渡湖泊。
用法提示：ferryboat 作名词，指可运载车辆的渡船。
表示交通方式，by后接交通工具单数形式，不加冠词。
We crossed the river by ferryboat.
我们乘渡船过河。
take a ferryboat 是常见的动宾搭配，表示乘渡船。
You can take a ferryboat to the island.
你可以乘渡船去岛上。
名词后接 to + 地点，表示开往某地的渡船。
There is a ferryboat to the island every hour.
每小时有一班去岛上的渡船。
grammar · medium
易错句子I took ferryboat to the island yesterday.
正确表达I took a ferryboat to the island yesterday.
ferryboat 是可数名词，单数形式在句中作宾语时必须带限定词。汉语名词没有冠词系统，所以容易漏掉；这里首次提到、并非特指，应加不定冠词 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are three ferryboat at the dock.
正确表达There are three ferryboats at the dock.
英语可数名词前有大于一的数词时，名词要用复数形式。汉语名词不随数量改变词形，所以常漏掉 -s；three 后面必须用复数 ferryboats。
grammar · medium
易错句子We went to the island by a ferryboat.
正确表达We went to the island by ferryboat.
表示交通方式的 by + 名词是固定搭配，中间不加冠词（by car、by bus、by ferryboat）。加上 a 就破坏了这一结构；若要保留冠词，可改说 on a ferryboat。
乘渡船
We took a ferryboat across the harbor to the island.
我们乘渡船穿过港湾去那座岛。
赶上渡船
We ran to catch the last ferryboat of the day.
我们跑着去赶当天最后一班渡船。
乘渡船（前往）
You can reach the island by ferryboat.
你可以乘渡船到达那座岛。
渡轮服务
The ferryboat service runs every half hour.
渡轮服务每半小时一班。
渡船航程
The ferryboat crossing takes about twenty minutes.
这段渡船航程大约需要二十分钟。
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