Word · Frequency #16922
flotilla
小船队；小型船只编队
a small fleet of boats or small craft
- 1.
A small fleet of warships (usually of the same class), or a fleet of small ships.
小型舰队；由同等级战舰组成的小舰队。
- 2.
A small group of things or people
一小群事物或人；小群；组。
- 3.
A spaceship made of one or more central mutually stabilizing overweight spaceships flanked by lightweight, middleweight, or heavyweight spaceships that prevent the formation of destructive eggs.
一种宇宙飞船,由一个或多个相互稳定的中央超重飞船及两侧护卫的轻型、中型或重型飞船组成,以防止形成破坏性的卵。
（美国海军）小型舰艇编队；小型舰队；小型舰队；由同等级战舰组成的小舰队。；一小群事物或人；小群；组。；一种宇宙飞船,由一个或多个相互稳定的中央超重飞船及两侧护卫的轻型、中型或重型飞船组成,以防止形成破坏性的卵。；小舰队
In use
A flotilla of small fishing boats left the harbor at dawn.
The tourist flotilla sailed slowly along the coast, stopping at several islands.
Every summer, a flotilla of kayaks crosses the lake for charity.
a flotilla of [plural noun]
a flotilla of 后接复数名词，表示“一支由……组成的船队”。
A flotilla of small boats crossed the harbor.
一支由小船组成的船队穿过了港口。
the flotilla [verb]
flotilla 是单数可数名词，作主语时谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。
The flotilla approaches the island.
这支船队驶近那座岛。
Common mistakes
We saw flotilla near the coast.
Connections
Collocations
- a flotilla of ships
- 一支船队
- A flotilla of ships sailed past the coast.一支船队沿海岸驶过。
- a flotilla of fishing boats
- 一支渔船队
- A flotilla of fishing boats returned to port before the storm.一支渔船队在暴风雨来临前回到了港口。
- a naval flotilla
- 海军小型舰队
- The naval flotilla was sent to protect the convoy.这支海军小型舰队被派去保护护航队。
- lead a flotilla
- 率领小型船队
- The experienced sailor led a flotilla through the narrow channel.那位经验丰富的水手率领一支小船队通过了狭窄的水道。
- join a flotilla
- 加入船队
- Many yachts joined the flotilla for the annual festival.许多游艇加入了这支船队，参加一年一度的节日。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 flotilla 拆成 flot（像 float 漂浮）+ illa（小），想象一排小船漂浮在水上，就是小型船队。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：naval and military reports、news reports about groups of boats、maritime or historical writing flotilla 是中性但略书面的词，通常用于海军、海事或新闻报道等较正式语境，口语中较少见；普通“小船队”也可用 fleet。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /lə/（或 /ɪlə/）结尾，与 flotilla 押韵：villa、guerrilla、chinchilla、scylla、squilla、mantilla。注意拼写相似的 pillar、caterpillar 发音是 /pɪlər/，并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.