单词 | boat people |
释义 | boat /bōt/noun
To sail about in a boat transitive verb
ORIGIN: OE bāt, cognate with ON beit boatˈer noun
boatˈie noun
boatˈing noun boatˈbill noun A bird of the heron family (from the shape of its bill) boatˈ-builder noun A person or firm that constructs boats boat deck noun A ship's top deck, on which the lifeboats are carried boatˈ-fly noun A water bug (genus Notonecta), with boat-shaped body, that swims on its back boatˈhook noun A hook fixed to a pole used for pulling or pushing off a boat boatˈhouse noun A house or shed for a boat boatˈload noun boatˈman noun
boat neck noun A high slit-shaped neckline extending on to the shoulders boatˈ-necked adjective boat people plural noun Refugees, esp from Vietnam, who set off in boats to find a country that will admit them boat race noun
boat racing noun boat shoe noun A soft leather shoe like a moccasin boatˈ-song noun A song sung by a boatman boatˈtail noun A grackle boat train noun A train run to connect with a ship have an oar in another's boat To meddle with someone else's affairs in the same boat (of people) in the same unfavourable circumstances push the boat out (informal) To entertain, celebrate, etc lavishly take to the boats To escape in lifeboats from a sinking ship (also figurative) |
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