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a [adj] flatboat
形容词可置于 flatboat 前修饰。
They built a large flatboat.
他们建造了一艘大平底船。
平底船
flatboats — plural of flatboat
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平底船
a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
They built a large flatboat.
他们建造了一艘大平底船。
用于运河等浅水区运输重物
一种用于河流运输牲畜、货物和人的箱形平底船
A boxy, flat-bottomed boat used for carrying livestock, freight, and people on rivers.
The farmer used a flatboat to transport produce along the canal.
农民用平底船沿着运河运输农产品。
Many flatboats were loaded with timber for the downstream journey.
许多平底船装满了木材，准备顺流而下。
The children enjoyed a ride on a flatboat across the shallow lake.
孩子们乘坐平底船穿越浅湖，玩得很开心。
形容词可置于 flatboat 前修饰。
They built a large flatboat.
他们建造了一艘大平底船。
by flatboat 表示以平底船为交通工具，不加冠词。
Goods were transported by flatboat.
货物通过平底船运输。
onto 表示方向，flatboat 前需加不定冠词。
The workers loaded timber onto a flatboat.
工人们将木材装上一艘平底船。
Not this
We flatboated the cargo down the river.
Use this
We used a flatboat to carry the cargo down the river.
将名词 'flatboat' 误用作动词。英语中 'flatboat' 是名词，表示一种平底船，不能直接加 -ed 变成动词。正确表达应使用 'use a flatboat' 或类似结构。
Not this
The river has a flatboat surface.
Use this
The river has a flat surface.
误将 'flatboat' 当作形容词，认为其意为 '平底的'。实际上 'flatboat' 是名词，指船只本身，而 'flat' 才是形容词。描述物体表面平坦时应使用 'flat' 而非 'flatboat'。
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