fleet
fleet — 名詞
1. several warships organised to operate as one unit under a single commander, or t
艦隊
由軍艦組成的作戰單位
several warships organised to operate as one unit under a single commander, or the complete collection of a nation's naval vessels
The country's fleet of ten destroyers set sail for the western Pacific.
該國的十艘驅逐艦艦隊駛向西太平洋。
fleet of [number] + [vessel type]
Salma's grandfather served on a fishing fleet during the war.
Salma 的祖父在戰時曾在一支漁業船隊上服務。
fishing fleet
The navy sent its entire fleet to support the rescue operation.
海軍派出整個艦隊支援救援行動。
A fleet of cargo ships waited outside the harbour for permission to dock.
一支貨運船隊在港外等待靠港許可。
文法句型
fleet of + [number] + [vessel type]
possessive + fleet
用法筆記
Commonly used in news reports about naval exercises, trade routes, and maritime defence.
常見錯誤
2. a group of vehicles such as buses, taxis, trucks, or aircraft that are owned or
車隊；機隊
同一機構擁有的交通工具群
a group of vehicles such as buses, taxis, trucks, or aircraft that are owned or operated by the same company or organisation
The airline is renewing its entire fleet of Boeing jets next year.
該航空公司明年將全面更新其波音噴射客機機隊。
Felix drives one of the company's fleet of delivery vans.
Felix 駕駛著公司送貨車隊中的其中一輛貨車。
fleet of [vehicle type]
The city's bus fleet was upgraded to electric vehicles last spring.
該市的公車車隊去年春季已全面升級為電動車。
Yan manages a fleet of taxis for a transport firm in Taipei.
Yan 在臺北為一家運輸公司管理一支計程車車隊。
文法句型
fleet of + [vehicle type]
company's/organisation's + fleet
用法筆記
This sense is common in business and logistics contexts. The organisation's name often comes before 'fleet', as in 'the company fleet' or 'the city fleet'.
常見錯誤
fleet — 形容詞
1. moving or able to move with noticeable speed and lightness, especially in a grac
快速的
移動迅速的
moving or able to move with noticeable speed and lightness, especially in a graceful or effortless way
The fleet-footed messenger crossed the mountains in just three days.
那位步履輕盈的信差僅用三天就翻越了群山。
compound: fleet-footed
Fleet horses carried the riders across the wide grassland.
幾匹快馬載著騎士奔馳過遼闊的草原。
With fleet movements the dancer seemed to glide across the stage.
舞者以輕快的動作在舞臺上滑行。
Élise watched the fleet deer leap over the fence and disappear.
Élise 看著那隻敏捷的鹿躍過圍籬消失無蹤。
- slow
standard antonym for speed
文法句型
fleet + noun
fleet-footed (compound)
用法筆記
This adjective is now mostly found in literary or poetic writing. In everyday conversation, speakers use 'swift' or 'fast' instead. The compound form 'fleet-footed' is more common than the bare adjective.
常見錯誤
fleet — 動詞
1. to move rapidly and lightly over or through a surface or space, often with a smo
疾馳；掠過
輕快而迅速地移動
to move rapidly and lightly over or through a surface or space, often with a smooth gliding motion
Clouds fleeted across the moon, casting shifting shadows on the ground.
雲朵從月亮前疾馳而過，在地面投下變幻的陰影。
fleet across [surface]
A small boat fleeted over the calm surface of the lake.
一艘小船在平靜的湖面上輕盈掠過。
Thoughts fleeted through Mayumi's mind faster than she could catch them.
思緒在 Mayumi 腦中快速掠過，快得她來不及抓住。
Swallows fleeted past the window as the sun began to set.
夕陽西下時，燕子從窗外疾飛而過。
文法句型
fleet across/over/through/past [surface or space]
用法筆記
Almost exclusively used in descriptive or poetic prose. The subject is typically something light or natural (clouds, birds, boats, thoughts). Not used in ordinary conversation or news reporting.
常見錯誤
2. to slowly become less visible, less strong, or less present until nothing remain
消逝；消散
逐漸消失不見
to slowly become less visible, less strong, or less present until nothing remains; to pass out of existence
The memory of that summer fleeted away as the years passed.
那年夏天的記憶隨著歲月流逝而逐漸消逝。
fleet away
All hope of rescue fleeted when the storm destroyed the radio.
暴風雨摧毀無線電後，所有獲救的希望都消失了。
Ayesha's smile fleeted as quickly as it had appeared on her face.
Ayesha 的笑容來得快，消失得也快。
The last light of evening fleeted from the sky above the hills.
最後一抹晚光從山丘上空的天際消散。
文法句型
fleet away
fleet from [place/memory]
用法筆記
This is the rarest sense of 'fleet' — it is archaic and almost never used in modern English outside of poetry. The more common word for this meaning is 'fade' or 'vanish'. The related adjective 'fleeting' (lasting a very short time) is still widely used.