Word · Frequency #9556
thwart
(船上的)横座板;桨手座位
a seat across a boat on which a rower may sit
- 1.
A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.
划船者坐的横座板
- 2.
a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat
横跨船舷的横木;用作划艇的座位
- 3.
A brace, perpendicular to the keel, that helps maintain the beam (“breadth”) of a marine vessel against external water pressure and that may serve to support the rail.
与龙骨垂直的支撑,帮助维持船体宽度以抵抗外部水压,并可用来支撑船舷
划船者坐的横座板;横跨船舷的横木;用作划艇的座位;与龙骨垂直的支撑,帮助维持船体宽度以抵抗外部水压,并可用来支撑船舷
In use
The rower sat on the wooden thwart and grabbed the oars.
Each thwart in the old rowboat was worn smooth by years of use.
Please do not stand on the thwart; it is only meant for sitting.
Connections
Collocations
- wooden thwart
- 木制横座板
- The wooden thwart was worn smooth by years of rowing.这块木制横座板因多年划船已被磨得光滑。
- canoe thwart
- 独木舟横梁
- The canoe thwart runs across the boat to keep its sides apart.独木舟横梁横贯船身,使两侧保持分开。
- middle thwart
- 中横座板
- He stepped carefully over the middle thwart to reach his seat.他小心地跨过中横座板,走向自己的座位。
- rower's thwart
- 桨手坐板
- She leaned back on the rower's thwart and pulled the oars.她靠在桨手坐板上,拉动船桨。
- thwarts of the boat
- 船上的横座板
- The thwarts of the boat were solidly built and evenly spaced.船上的横座板建造牢固,间距均匀。
- sit on a thwart
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆:划艇中有块横跨船身的木板,划船者横坐其上。看拼写 th-wa-rt,'th' 像双桨,'wart' 像木节,横座板横着放。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:航海、划船、造船 该义项为航海/船艇术语,通常用于划船、造船或描述船舶结构的专业场合;日常口语中较少使用,多以 seat 等普通词代替。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /-ɔrt/ 结尾,与 thwart 押韵:wart、quart、short、sport、port、fort。注意拼写相似但发音不同的词:thaw /θɔ/、thought /θɔt/、though /ðoʊ/、through /θruː/、throw /θroʊ/。
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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