Word · Frequency #25617
pontoons
浮舟；浮筒；浮码头
pontoons is the plural of pontoon.
a floating structure used as a dock or to support a bridge
- 1.
A flat-bottomed boat or other floating structure used as a buoyant support for a temporary bridge, dock or landing stage.
平底船或其他浮式结构,用作临时桥梁、码头或登岸平台的浮力支撑
- 2.
A card game in which the object is to obtain cards whose value adds up to, or nearly to, 21 but not exceed it.
一种纸牌游戏,目标是使牌面点数之和达到或接近21点但不超过21点
- 3.
(nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge
(航海)作为码头或支撑桥梁的浮动结构(如平底船)
- 4.
A bridge with floating supports.
浮桥
- 5.
a float supporting a seaplane
支撑水上飞机的浮筒
- 6.
A box used to raise a sunken vessel.
用于打捞沉船的浮箱
- 7.
A float of a seaplane.
水上飞机的浮筒
- 8.
A lighter or barge used for loading or unloading ships.
用于装卸船舶的驳船
平底船或其他浮式结构,用作临时桥梁、码头或登岸平台的浮力支撑；一种纸牌游戏,目标是使牌面点数之和达到或接近21点但不超过21点；(航海)作为码头或支撑桥梁的浮动结构(如平底船)；浮桥；支撑水上飞机的浮筒
In use
The workers tied the boat to the pontoon before unloading the supplies.
A pontoon bridge allowed the army to cross the river quickly.
The old pontoon was covered with moss and looked very unstable.
pontoon + noun
名词 pontoon 可作定语修饰另一名词，构成复合名词，如 pontoon bridge（浮桥）、pontoon dock（浮码头）。
The soldiers built a pontoon bridge overnight.
士兵们一夜之间建起了一座浮桥。
pontoon + object
动词 pontoon 表示“在（水域）上架浮桥”，为及物动词，后接地点宾语。
The engineers are pontooning the river to speed up the crossing.
工程师们正在河上架设浮桥以加快渡河速度。
Common mistakes
The bridge was built on two pontoon.
Connections
Collocations
- pontoon bridge
- 浮桥
- The army built a pontoon bridge across the river overnight.军队在一夜之间在河上架起了一座浮桥。
- pontoon boat
- 浮筒船
- We spent the afternoon on a pontoon boat.我们下午在浮筒船上度过。
- pontoon dock
- 浮动码头
- The pontoon dock rises and falls with the tide.浮动码头随潮水涨落。
- inflatable pontoons
- 充气浮筒
- The temporary pier is supported by inflatable pontoons.这座临时码头由充气浮筒支撑。
- seaplane pontoons
- 水上飞机浮筒
- The pilot checked the seaplane's pontoons for leaks.飞行员检查了水上飞机的浮筒是否有漏损。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将pontoon想成漂在水面的大圆筒，成排托起浮桥；浮舟、浮码头都是它。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：nautical、bridge engineering、dock construction pontoon 作名词时多用于航海、桥梁工程等语境，指浮舟、浮筒或浮码头等浮动结构；属于技术性较强的用词，正式说明中比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -oon 结尾，重音在最后一个音节，发 /uːn/，与 pontoon 的 -toon 押韵。注意不要被拼写迷惑：carton /ˈkɑrtən/ 与 cartoon 拼写相近但发音不同；flood /flʌd/ 和 good /ɡʊd/ 中的 oo 也发不同的音。
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。
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