ship 1 S2 W2 / ʃɪp / 名词 [可数名词]

1 a large boat used for carrying people or goods across the sea :

the ship’s captain

a luxury cruise ship

by ship

supplies that came by ship

2 a large spacecraft

→ jump ship at jump 1 ( 16 ) , → run a tight ship at tight 1 ( 5 )

THESAURUS

ships that carry people

passenger ship a ship that carries people rather than goods

cruise ship a large ship that people have holidays on

liner a large ship that sails long distances across the ocean : an ocean liner | a transatlantic liner

ferry a ship that makes short regular journeys between two places : The ferry operates daily between Hull and Zeebrugge.

ships that carry goods

cargo ship/merchant ship a ship that carries goods rather than people

container ship a ship that carries goods in special containers which can be put on trucks

freighter a large ship that carries goods

oil tanker a ship that carries oil

supertanker a very large ship that carries oil

barge a ship that carries goods on a river or canal

military ships

warship a military ship with guns, used in a war

battleship the largest type of ship used in war, with very big guns on it

aircraft carrier a military ship that planes can fly from or land on

destroyer a small fast military ship with guns, often used for protecting battleships

gunboat a small fast ship with guns on it, often used in shallow water near a coast

submarine a military ship that can stay under water : a nuclear submarine

minesweeper a military ship used for removing bombs from under water