| 单词 | fleet |
| 释义 | fleet (fliːt ) Word forms: fleets 1. countable noun A fleet is a group of ships organized to do something together, for example to fight battles or to catch fish. The damage inflicted upon the British fleet was devastating. ...restaurants supplied by local fishing fleets. Synonyms: navy, vessels, task force, squadron 2. countable noun A fleet of vehicles is a group of them, especially when they all belong to a particular organization or business, or when they are all going somewhere together. With its own fleet of trucks, the company delivers most orders overnight. [+ of] A fleet of ambulances took the injured to hospital. Collocations: delivery fleet As a result, it has been able to use third-party carriers and expand quickly without the enormous fixed costs associated with relying on its own refrigerated delivery fleet. Times, Sunday Times This includes reducing fuel use in its delivery fleets by more than 20% and opening four eco-factories, which use 50% less energy and water. Times, Sunday Times The chain recycles 100 per cent of its waste and sends nothing to landfill, while all stores, offices, warehouses and delivery fleets are carbon neutral. The Sun Bus and delivery fleets with predictable routes should be incentivised to switch en masse to electric, hybrid or fuel-cell technology, reducing unit prices with economies of scale. Times, Sunday Times Lubricant studies have involved vehicles requiring severe lubricant applications: taxicabs, delivery fleets, police and emergency vehicles, over-the-road transports and heavy-duty construction and industrial machinery. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A spokeswoman said of the lorry: 'Our aim is to now roll this out to our entire fleet'. The Sun (2008) Ambulance chiefs in some parts of the country are planning to upgrade their entire fleet to cope with patients weighing more than 50 stone. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The entire fleet had been temporarily grounded the previous month after a fire in an engine on one of the jets. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It would also be in a legal ruck with the company servicing the existing fleet. Times,Sunday Times The company said that it would relieve overcrowding by running the existing fleet more efficiently. Times, Sunday Times Half will replace some of the existing fleet. The Sun This decision was postponed to 2016 by the coalition government but, given the age and fragility of the existing fleet, cannot be delayed further. Times, Sunday Times It will unveil plans this year to replace its existing fleet, which will enable the airline to improve its fuel efficiency and cut carbon emissions. Times, Sunday Times I am the fleet of foot. A Roomful of Birds - Scottish short stories 1990 (1990) Weather doesn't stand still and we must learn to be fleet of foot. The Sun (2015) Seldom has this piece seemed so fleet of foot, so light and sprightly in its levitating dance. Times, Sunday Times (2006) And you'd have to be fleet of foot enough to avoid getting decked. THE RECYCLED CITIZEN (2003) Nato armies and governments need to be more flexible and fleet of foot. Times, Sunday Times (2018) That has meant that 300 dumper trucks and a fleet of helicopters have been importing snow from higher climes. Times, Sunday Times Last week a reader took us to task over our 'fleet of helicopters'. Times, Sunday Times A small fleet of helicopters, transports, and utility/training aircraft was retained. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Three ships and a fleet of helicopters were called in for the distribution of emergency aid and the military set up temporary bridges while long-term plans for reconstruction were made. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has installed special military grade cameras into its private fleet of planes which have charted 20 cities around the world. The Sun It brings to an end over 30 years of agonised debate over whether ministers should have their own fleet of planes. Times, Sunday Times It has a 150-strong fleet of planes and flies 33 million passengers but has about 2 billion of debt. Times, Sunday Times Owners have access to the full fleet of planes and may upgrade or downgrade for specific flights. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He built his first hangar in 1916 and put together a fleet of planes, and held fly-in parties. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At its peak in the late 1950s a fleet of ships took 2,000 whales a year, and the industry employed 80 per cent of the local population of 13,000 people. Times, Sunday Times When you go into battle against a fleet of ships, you first draw a route plan with the stylus on the touch screen, and then engage the enemy. Times, Sunday Times Since then, a smaller fleet of ships called the has been mobilized to support both humanitarian and military missions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are intercepted by a fleet of ships guarding it and invited to surrender on peaceable terms. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That ship sends a report to a large fleet of ships flying above the clouds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That was greater than closing a real estate deal or selling produce or running a fleet of trucks. Christianity Today Rumoured to stand at 10ft tall and weigh 750lb, the 25,000 iced monstrosity will have to be delivered in a fleet of trucks and assembled on-site. The Sun A fleet of trucks were operated round the clock to offload an estimated 180 car loads of petroleum product for the task. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Locations replenished inventory on a daily basis with their own fleet of trucks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With the success of this business he set up a transportation company in1974 with a fleet of trucks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The railway operation also including a locomotive shed and very extensive marine workshops to service the fleet of vessels based on the port. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With their own fleet of vessels they observe wildlife and visit historical sights in remote areas with hardly any infrastructure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These operations had taken them to a fleet of vessels numbering 57 sailing and steam vessels. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It manages a large fleet of vessels most of which are held on long-term operating leases. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A new fleet of vessels was acquired. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For the vast majority of fleet operators, funding options come down to a choice between outright purchase and contract hire. Times, Sunday Times This has prompted many fleet operators to opt for the seemingly more secure route of contract hire. Times, Sunday Times The offers allow customers to cut running costs and reduce their carbon footprint, increasingly crucial to fleet operators. The Sun This company provides fuel cards and related services to fleet operators, typically small ones with five to ten vehicles. Times, Sunday Times Commercial fleet operators could shave a quarter off their annual insurance bills under a new 'pay as you drive' policy to be launched today. Times, Sunday Times An electric version was leased as a fleet vehicle in 1997 and 1998. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was mainly used as a fleet vehicle for companies such as electric utilities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The company's clients were a mixture of private motorists, car insurers and fleet vehicle operators. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Fleet vehicles sold at auction also increased in price - especially 4x4s. The Sun As a result, a cross-section of goods ranging from properties, fleet vehicles, mining equipment and jewellery come under its auctioneers' gavels. ST They tried extra-legal activities, a reduction in the size of the foreign fleet, and the re-documentation of foreign trading vessels into domestic carriage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Over time more and more fishing licences were sold to foreign fleets that use huge super-trawlers to net vast quantities of our stock. The Sun Economic conditions deteriorated through the 19th century, as foreign fleets curbed corsairs, and droughts perennially wreaked ill effect on production of cereals and olives. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, in prior eras foreign fleets were a realistic threat, and substantial fortifications were built at key locations, especially protecting major harbors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It follows four participants in 'the largest invasion fleet ever assembled'. Times, Sunday Times The trio apparently concluded it was an alien invasion fleet. Times, Sunday Times The main invasion fleet had sailed days before, made up mostly of transport ships. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The landings would be supported by the largest invasion fleet in history7,016 vessels in total. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The invasion never materialised, because the invasion fleet was scattered by a storm. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It opted to operate a large fleet of lorries between the two regions. Times, Sunday Times The agency insisted its large fleet was needed to cover duties nationwide. The Sun The company has branches and agents throughout the country and owns a large fleet of delivery vehicles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This meant that large fleet and army had to be sent to a region where tropical diseases were rife. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The navy also had a large fleet of frigates and destroyers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The system has a blacksmith who crafts parts and tools used to maintain the fleet. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To support its multi-disciplinary ocean research programmes, the institute plans to maintain a fleet of three research vessels. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This shed was the first of the new depot buildings and was used to maintain the fleet of diesel multiple units. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Most cities in areas that get regular snowfall maintain a fleet of snow clearing vehicles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The facility has been future proofed to maintain a fleet of up to 109 electric trains. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Firstly, the fleet destroyers' power plants were designed for the higher speeds required of the naval fleet: they were inefficient when used for convoy speeds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This strategy called for concealing aircraft carriers from radar by intermingling with commercial shipping and avoiding formations suggestive of a naval fleet. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are also several references to images of the army behaving as a naval fleet. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He immediately set to work to create a small naval fleet. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As an official rank, a commodore typically commands a flotilla or squadron of ships as part of a larger task force or naval fleet commanded by an admiral. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Rising wholesale electricity prices could push up profits from its power generation interests, including co-ownership of the country's nuclear fleet, by as much as 50 per cent. Times, Sunday Times Gas output was down by more than 1 percentage point, while the power generated by the country's ageing nuclear fleet was down by about a sixth. Times, Sunday Times It will be an even more critical appointment than directorgeneral nuclear because the person selected will be in charge of working with industry to deliver the nuclear fleet. Times, Sunday Times Recent concerns have been expressed about safety issues affecting a large part of the nuclear fleet of reactors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A larger nuclear fleet would be able to use the same infrastructure reducing successive incremental costs: each ship would be cheaper than the last. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They operate a fleet of nearly 200 aircraft, run more than 800 routes and will be one of the few airlines in profit next year. The Sun Also, they expected to operate a fleet of 44 aircraft, and they also planned to reduce their workforce. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They operate a fleet of fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters for various law enforcement purposes and surveillance duties. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They also operate a fleet of minibuses for personnel transport and civilian evacuation, as well as mobile command centres and catering units. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Nowadays they operate a fleet with chemical tankers up to. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It also has a contract hire and rental fleet of more than 11,000 vehicles. Times, Sunday Times Capital expenditure on its rental fleet - another sign of confidence - was also significant: some 43 million, against 30 million the previous year. Times, Sunday Times Last year it arranged more than 31,000 finance contracts and increased its rental fleet to 1,800 vehicles. Times, Sunday Times By 1980, the rental fleet had grown to 6,000 cars. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its truck rental fleet has more than 50,000 units. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 About 2 per cent of the global shipping fleet has some form of electric propulsion - not dissimilar to rates in the automotive industry. Times, Sunday Times With 4,400 vessels on its register it accounts for about 12 per cent of the world's merchant shipping fleet. Times,Sunday Times It has the world's largest shipping fleet whose owners pay no income tax and can hire cheap foreign labour. Times, Sunday Times At the peak of his career, he owned a shipping fleet with over 150 freight ships; his fleet's cargo capacity exceeded 10 million tons. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The port was ruined and the entire shipping fleet destroyed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Three more flights are scheduled before the shuttle fleet retires. Times, Sunday Times Instead, the shuttle fleet flew 135 missions over 30 years and was decommissioned in 2011. Smithsonian Mag However, because of the final retirement of the shuttle fleet in 2010, this was deemed uneconomical. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It will be one of the shuttle fleet's last voyages. Times, Sunday Times The membership spans the globe to include 1,100 taxicab companies, executive sedan and limousine services, airport shuttle fleets, non-emergency medical transportation companies, and paratransit services. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Despite a small fleet of fishing boats turning out to assist the lifeboat, there was no sign of him, his life ring empty. Times,Sunday Times His turbine provides power for his house and for underfloor heating in his garage, where he has a small fleet of sports cars. Times, Sunday Times Such a small fleet could leave just two, or even one, submarine on duty, he said, because others might be undergoing repairs. Times, Sunday Times It was established with its own small fleet of aircraft. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This created a unique look for their small fleet. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Admiral Doenitz was the brilliant C-in-C of the German submarine fleet. SAN ANDREAS Canada will need to replace its ageing submarine fleet in a few years' time. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Although the tanker fleet increased around 12 percent annually around 1970, a shortage on tonnage remained. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This equals 15.6 percent of the carrying capacity of the entire global fleet, including 23.6 percent of the world tanker fleet and 17.2 percent of dry bulk. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The company looked towards bulk and tanker fleets as replacements for its steamships. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They buy fuel oil from various suppliers, transport, store and blend them and finally deliver to ocean going ships, containers, tanker fleets, time charter operators and marine fuel traders. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On occasion, only the transport fleet could fly in supplies to keep units operational. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The transport fleet consisted of 210 large and 140 smaller ships. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A full range of amenities, which include workshops, transport fleets, equipment depots, accommodation, sports and entertainment facilities, support the base. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These captured worlds and vulnerable transport fleets must be protected against incursions from competing players, both human- and computer-controlled. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Then its whaling fleet should switch to whale-watching. Times, Sunday Times Five years after the disastrous season of 1871, another whaling fleet was decimated. The Times Literary Supplement The whaling fleet set sail on its latest hunt last month. Times, Sunday Times Beginning about 1832, it added numerous ships to the whaling fleet. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Five large fishing companies transferred their whaling fleet shares to public interest corporations in 2006. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It aims to expand its use across the whole fleet. The Sun The company finally decided to introduce contract hire across the whole fleet of 1,400 cars. Times, Sunday Times The same fault was identified in at least one more aircraft, prompting the whole fleet to be suspended. Times, Sunday Times There will also be cabin-improving refits across the whole fleet. The Sun He said that the council would like the scheme to be extended to the whole fleet, including street-cleaning vehicles. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 舰队 Japanese: 艦隊 |
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