Word · Frequency #4621
yacht
快艇；游艇
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power, used for cruising or racing
- 1.
A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock.
一种轻快美观的船只,用于水上游览或竞赛,有帆但常以马达为动力,有时停泊在码头作为水上住所。
- 2.
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
一种昂贵的帆船或动力船,用于巡航或竞赛。
- 3.
Any vessel used for private, noncommercial purposes.
任何用于私人、非商业目的的船只。
一种轻快美观的船只,用于水上游览或竞赛,有帆但常以马达为动力,有时停泊在码头作为水上住所。；一种昂贵的帆船或动力船,用于巡航或竞赛。；任何用于私人、非商业目的的船只。；快艇；游艇
In use
They spent the weekend sailing their yacht along the coast.
The billionaire's yacht was moored in the marina.
She dreams of owning a yacht and traveling the world.
a + [adjective] + yacht
形容词常用来描述游艇的类型或品质。
They bought a luxurious yacht.
他们买了一艘豪华游艇。
own/sail a yacht
He dreams of sailing a yacht around the world.
他梦想驾游艇环游世界。
go yachting
yachting作为动名词，表示乘游艇游玩的活动。
We often go yachting in the summer.
我们夏天常去乘游艇。
Connections
Collocations
- sail a yacht
- 驾驶游艇
- They sailed their yacht across the Atlantic.他们驾驶游艇横渡大西洋。
- own a yacht
- 拥有游艇
- He owns a luxurious yacht.他拥有一艘豪华游艇。
- yacht club
- 游艇俱乐部
- She is a member of the local yacht club.她是当地游艇俱乐部的成员。
- yacht race
- 游艇比赛
- The yacht race starts at noon.游艇比赛中午开始。
- luxury yacht
- 豪华游艇
- They rented a luxury yacht for the weekend.他们租了一艘豪华游艇度周末。
- charter a yacht
- 包租游艇
Learner notes
Memory Tip
yacht 发音像“yot”，联想“哟特”在海上开游艇。
Context & Register
Noun: register neutral, contexts: leisure boating, competitive racing. Verb: register informal, contexts: sailing trips, recreational cruises. Note_zh: 名词为中性，常用于休闲或竞赛场合；动词为非正式，多用于描述乘游艇出行。
Grammar Note
注意：动词形式较少用，常以动名词yachting出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words rhyme with 'yacht': dot, hot, not, pot. Note that 'yacht' is spelled with 'acht' but pronounced /jɑt/, so the 'ch' is silent.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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