Word
tugboat
拖船；拖轮
a small, powerful boat used to push or pull barges or to help maneuver larger vessels
- 1.
A small, powerful boat used to push or pull barges or to help maneuver larger vessels.
一种小型强力船只,用于推动或拉动驳船或协助操纵较大船只。
- 2.
a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
一种设计用于拖拉或推动大型船只的小型强力船
一种小型强力船只,用于推动或拉动驳船或协助操纵较大船只。；一种设计用于拖拉或推动大型船只的小型强力船；拖船；[化] 拖轮
In use
The tugboat slowly pulled the large cargo ship out of the harbor.
A tugboat helped guide the cruise liner safely into the dock.
The harbor was busy, and two tugboats were waiting near the entrance.
tugboat + verb (pull/push/assist)
拖船作为主语，后接表示拖、推或协助的动词。
A tugboat pulled the cargo ship into the harbor.
一艘拖船将货轮拖进港口。
verb + a/the tugboat
动词（如operate, use, drive）后接拖船作为宾语。
The harbor pilot operates a tugboat to guide large vessels.
港口引航员操作拖船来引导大型船只。
tugboat + prepositional phrase
拖船后接表示地点或方向的介词短语。
Connections
Collocations
- powerful tugboat
- 强力拖船
- The powerful tugboat pulled the huge container ship out of the harbor.那艘强力拖船把巨大的集装箱船拖出了港口。
- harbor tugboat
- 港口拖船
- A harbor tugboat assists large vessels as they dock.港口拖船协助大船靠泊。
- tugboat captain
- 拖船船长
- The tugboat captain skillfully maneuvered the barge through the narrow channel.拖船船长熟练地操纵驳船通过狭窄的水道。
- tugboat crew
- 拖船船员
- The tugboat crew worked together to secure the towline.拖船船员们齐心协力系好拖缆。
- tugboat fleet
- 拖船队
- The port's tugboat fleet includes several modern vessels.这个港口的拖船队拥有几艘现代船只。
- ocean-going tugboat
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：tug（拖拽）+boat（船）→ 在港口拽拉大船的小型强力船，即拖船。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：港口作业、船舶操作 这个词（拖船）是标准常用词，多用于航运、港口或船舶操作的场合，口语和书面语都适用，没有明显的正式或非正式限制。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 tugboat 中的 -boat 押韵，词尾读 /oʊt/。注意 oa 在 broad /brɔːd/ 中读 /ɔː/，不能照 boat 类推；tug 的 u 读 /ʌ/，不是 /ʊ/ 或 /uː/。
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.