Word · Frequency #8321
lifeboats
/ˈlaɪfˌboʊt/
noun
救生艇
lifeboats is the plural of lifeboat.
A boat designed to rescue people in danger at sea, especially from a sinking or wrecked ship.
- 1.
A boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people or people in distress at sea (either launched from the shore with a crew, or else carried on board a larger ship).
救生艇
- 2.
a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship
用于从沉船中救人的坚固海船
- 3.
An emergency vehicle carried aboard a spaceship.
太空救生船
太空救生船；用于从沉船中救人的坚固海船
In use
The crew lowered the lifeboat into the rough sea to rescue the passengers.
Every passenger on the cruise ship must know where the nearest lifeboat is.
They packed emergency supplies into the lifeboat before leaving the sinking ship.
Connections
Word family
- lifeboats
- plural, third person singular
- lifeboated
- past, past participle
- lifeboating
- present participle
Sound & spelling
oa · long o
发长 /oʊ/ 音 (如 boat, coat)
Examples: afloat, approach, approaching, bloated, boa, boast, boastful, boasting
Learner notes
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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