tugboat

FREQ #37177

n. 拖船 [化] 拖轮

发音

UK /ˈtʌɡbəʊt/
其它
US /ˈtʌɡboʊt/

词形变化

tugboats 复数 tugboats

别名

tug boat tug-boat

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small, powerful boat used to push or pull barges or to help maneuver larger vessels.

    拖船

    航海 交通
  2. 2.

    A Social Security Disability Insurance payment; monthly tugboat

    委婉 罕用

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

tower tug towboat

上位词 1

boat

部分词 1

helm

相关短语

monthly tugboat

词源

From tug + boat. Sense 2 from monthly tugboat, a reference to the saying "our ship has come in," here referring to a small, "reliable" "tugboat" instead of a large windfall.

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