Word · Frequency #22777
prows
/prau/
noun
船首；机头
prows is the plural of prow.
front part of a vessel or aircraft
- 1.
The front part of a vessel.
船的前部。
- 2.
A vessel.
船只。
船的前部。；船只。；船首；船首状物
In use
The sailors gathered at the prow to watch the dolphins.
From the prow of the ferry, we could see the city skyline.
The aircraft's prow housed the radar equipment.
the prow of + noun
The prow of the ship cut through the waves.
船首劈开波浪。
at the prow
也可用于飞机前部。
The captain stood at the prow.
船长站在船首。
noun's prow
The ship's prow was painted red.
船首被漆成红色。
Connections
Collocations
- at the prow
- 在船首
- The captain stood at the prow, watching for rocks.船长站在船首，注意察看岩石。
- the prow of the ship
- 船首
- The prow of the ship rose and fell with the waves.船首随着波浪起伏。
- from prow to stern
- 从船首到船尾
- Fire quickly spread from prow to stern.火势迅速从船首蔓延到船尾。
- carved prow
- 雕刻的船首
- The Viking longship had an ornate carved prow.这艘维京长船有一个华丽的雕刻船首。
Synonyms
- bow
- 船首；船的前部 · bow 是表示船首最常用、最中性的词；prow 偏文学或诗化，日常指船首时多用 bow。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：prow 的 p 像尖尖的船头，突出在最前方，所以记住“船首”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品、诗歌、航海或船舶的正式叙述 prow 多用于文学、诗歌或较正式的书面语，日常口语中较少见；表示船头时通常可用更常见的 bow。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这六个词都与 prow 押韵：重读元音及之后的音都是 /aʊ/，拼写通常是 -ow。注意形似但发音不同的词，如 crow, grow, low, slow，它们的 -ow 读作 /oʊ/，与 prow 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.