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gondola 是可数名词，指两头尖的平底船，单数前需加 a 或 the。
A gondola has a long, flat bottom.
贡多拉有长而平的船底。
贡多拉；两头尖的平底船
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
贡多拉；两头尖的平底船
a long narrow flat-bottomed boat traditionally used on the canals of Venice, propelled by sculling
A gondola has a long, flat bottom.
贡多拉有长而平的船底。
狭长小船,首尾高翘,单桨划行,尤指威尼斯的一种。
A small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice.
悬挂式平台或车厢,用于载人或载货。
A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo.
超市等零售店中独立的陈列架,商品置于货架或挂于钩上出售；端架；寄生式陈列。
A free-standing display unit in a supermarket or other retail store, where goods are shelved or hung on pegs or hooks for sale; An end bay; A parasite display.
We took a gondola ride through the narrow canals of Venice.
我们乘坐贡多拉穿行于威尼斯狭窄的运河中。
The gondola glided quietly under the stone bridge.
贡多拉静静地从石桥下驶过。
He learned to row a gondola when he lived in Venice.
他在威尼斯生活时学会了划贡多拉。
gondola 是可数名词，指两头尖的平底船，单数前需加 a 或 the。
A gondola has a long, flat bottom.
贡多拉有长而平的船底。
by 后接交通工具表示方式时不加冠词，如 by gondola。
We toured the canals by gondola.
我们乘贡多拉游览了运河。
in a gondola 表示“在贡多拉船内/船上”，by gondola 则强调“乘坐”这种交通方式。
He proposed to her in a gondola in Venice.
他在威尼斯的一艘贡多拉上向她求婚。
Not this
Can you see the two gondola on the canal?
Use this
Can you see the two gondolas on the canal?
gondola 是可数名词，复数应加 -s。汉语没有名词复数变化，中文学习者容易漏掉词尾，因此 two 后要用复数形式 gondolas。
Not this
We took gondola along the Grand Canal.
Use this
We took a gondola along the Grand Canal.
gondola 是单数可数名词，不能单独使用；首次提到单数可数名词时需加不定冠词 a/an，所以应说 a gondola。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
威尼斯贡多拉（威尼斯运河上的传统平底船）
We took a Venetian gondola to explore the narrow canals.
我们乘坐威尼斯贡多拉探索狭窄的运河。
贡多拉游览；乘坐贡多拉的旅程
A gondola ride along the Grand Canal is a highlight of any trip to Venice.
沿大运河乘坐贡多拉是威尼斯之行的一大亮点。
吊厢式索道；吊舱缆车
The gondola lift will take you to the top of the mountain in ten minutes.
吊厢式索道十分钟内就能把你送到山顶。
无盖货车；敞车
Workers loaded the coal onto a gondola car.
工人们把煤装上无盖货车。
Use gondola naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
谐音“贡多拉”，想象威尼斯水巷里两头尖尖的平底小船，船夫摇橹前行。
语域：neutral 常见场景：旅游、历史、威尼斯文化 此义项指威尼斯的贡多拉平底小船，属于普通名词；口语和书面语中都常见，多用于旅游、历史或文化介绍中。
gondola 的结尾 -ola 在英式英语中读 /ələ/（重音在第一个音节）。cola、Angola、canola、granola、viola 虽然也以 -ola 结尾，但 -ola 读 /əʊlə/，与 gondola 只是拼写相似，不是同韵词。formula 的 -ula 读 /ələ/，在末尾音上与 gondola 更接近。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.