Word · Frequency #9751
lighter
用驳船转运
核心释义
To transfer cargo or passengers to or from a ship using a lighter or other small vessel.
- 1.
用驳船或其他小船将(货物或乘客)从船上卸下或装上。
To transfer (cargo or passengers) to or from a ship by means of a lighter or other small vessel.
- 2.
从(船上)转移货物或燃料,以减轻重量、减小吃水或便于重新浮起。
To transfer cargo or fuel from (a ship), lightening it to make its draft less or to make it easier to refloat.
驳卸(货物或燃料)以减载;用驳船或其他小船将(货物或乘客)从船上卸下或装上。;从(船上)转移货物或燃料,以减轻重量、减小吃水或便于重新浮起。;以驳船搬运
用法In use
The workers lightered the heavy crates onto a barge before the ship entered the shallow port.
用法提示:lightered 是 lighter 的过去式,这里表示用驳船转运货物。
To reduce the ship's draft, the captain decided to lighter some of the fuel.
用法提示:lighter 用作动词,表示转移燃料以减轻重量。
They are lightering passengers from the large vessel to the shore.
用法提示:lightering 是现在分词,表示正在用小船转运乘客。
lighter sb/sth to/from a ship
to 表示把货物或乘客运到船上,from 表示从船上运走。
They lightered the cargo from the ship at dawn.
他们在黎明时用驳船把货物从船上卸下来。
lighter a ship
宾语是船时,表示为船减载,通常是为了减小吃水或便于脱浅。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- lighter cargo
- 驳运货物
- The crew lightered the cargo so the ship could enter the shallow port.船员们驳运货物,以便船能进入浅水港。
- lighter a ship
- 驳卸船货以减载
- They lightered the ship until it could float over the sandbar.他们驳卸船货,直到船能浮过沙洲。
- lightering operation
- 驳运作业
- The tanker began a lightering operation to reduce its draft for entering port.油轮开始了驳运作业,以减小吃水进港。
- lighter passengers
- 用驳船运送旅客
- The tender lightered passengers from the liner to the pier.小艇把旅客从邮轮驳运到码头。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆:lighter 作动词=用驳船转运;驳船本身也叫 a lighter。想象靠驳船给大船减载,与“打火机”同拼但意思不同。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:海事/航运作业、船舶减载操作、正式技术文件 此义项属于航海和航运领域的专业用语,通常出现在正式的技术文件、操作规程或新闻报道中;日常口语中较少使用,常用“transfer”或“unload”等更普通的词代替。
语法说明Grammar Note
作为动词时,通常用作及物动词,意为'以驳船搬运',常后接货物等宾语。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
发音上,fighter、tighter、brighter 和 writer 都与 lighter 的 /aɪtɚ/ 押韵;注意 lighter 中的 gh 不发音。litter 拼写相近,但读 /ˈlɪtɚ/,元音不同,不要混淆。
用法优先级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。
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