Word · Frequency #19781
rowboats
划艇
rowboats is the plural of rowboat.
a small boat that is moved by oars, with a shallow bottom
In use
We rented a rowboat and spent the afternoon on the lake.
The old rowboat drifted slowly toward the shore.
He tied the rowboat to the dock before going home.
row a rowboat
row 在这里是及物动词，意为‘用桨划’，直接以 rowboat 作宾语。
He rowed a rowboat across the pond.
他划着一只划艇穿过池塘。
in a rowboat
in a rowboat 表示‘在划艇里’，多指乘坐或处于划艇中的状态。
They spent the morning in a rowboat.
他们上午待在划艇上。
rowboats are used for [purpose]
这是一般现在时的被动语态，用来描述划艇的常见用途；也可说 are used to do sth.
Rowboats are used for fishing on calm lakes.
划艇用于在平静的湖泊上钓鱼。
Common mistakes
She bought rowboat for her son.She bought a rowboat for her son.
rowboat 是可数名词，单数形式前需要冠词 a/an。这里表示“一艘划艇”，应加 a。
They rowed on a rowboat across the lake.They rowed a rowboat across the lake.
row 作“划（船）”讲时是及物动词，直接接宾语 a rowboat，不需要介词 on。汉语“在划艇上划”不能直译为 row on a rowboat。
Connections
Collocations
- row a rowboat
- 划划艇
- We decided to row a rowboat across the calm lake.我们决定划一艘划艇穿过平静的湖面。
- rent a rowboat
- 租一艘划艇
- You can rent a rowboat at the dock for ten dollars an hour.你可以在码头租一艘划艇，每小时十美元。
- a small rowboat
- 一艘小划艇
- A small rowboat floated near the shore.一艘小划艇漂浮在岸边。
- wooden rowboat
- 木制划艇
- The old wooden rowboat had been in his family for generations.那艘旧木制划艇在他家传了好几代。
- get into a rowboat
- 登上划艇
- She carefully got into the rowboat without spilling the picnic basket.她小心地登上划艇，没有弄洒野餐篮。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
用“row（划）”+“boat（船）”联想：双手握桨划水，小船前进，就是划艇。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：休闲划船、小型湖泊、租船点 rowboat 是一个普通日常用词，通常指用桨划行的小船；多用于休闲、旅游或日常对话中，属于中性词，不带正式或俚语色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -oat 结尾，末尾读音均为 /əʊt/，与 rowboat 的 -boat 部分读音一致。注意：rowboat 中的 row 读作 /rəʊ/，不是 /raʊ/；bow 在“鞠躬”义读 /baʊ/，在“弓”义读 /bəʊ/；boot 拼写看似相近但读 /buːt/，与 -oat 发音不同。
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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