steamboat
steamboat — 名詞
1. A boat whose engine heats water to create steam, which turns a wheel or propelle
蒸汽船
以蒸汽引擎推動的船隻
A boat whose engine heats water to create steam, which turns a wheel or propeller and moves the boat forward, used on American rivers during the 1800s to carry people and goods.
The old steamboat carried passengers and goods along the Mississippi River every week.
那艘老舊的蒸汽船每週沿著密西西比河載運乘客和貨物。
collocation: carry passengers / goods along [river]
Takeshi found a photograph of a steamboat with two tall smokestacks in his grandfather's album.
Takeshi 在祖父的相簿裡找到一張有兩根高煙囪的蒸汽船照片。
In the museum, the children saw a steamboat model with a small working paddle wheel.
在博物館裡，孩子們看到了一個附有小水輪的蒸汽船模型。
The steamboat stopped at several small towns to load cotton and unload supplies.
這艘蒸汽船在幾個小鎮停靠，裝載棉花並卸下補給品。
Gabriela read a story about a famous steamboat race on the Ohio River in 1870.
Gabriela 讀了一個關於 1870 年在俄亥俄河上舉行的一場著名蒸汽船比賽的故事。
- steamship
Usually larger than a steamboat and built for ocean travel rather than rivers.
- paddle steamer
A specific type of steamboat with large paddle wheels on the sides or at the back.
- steamer
Informal short form; can refer to the same vessel but also means a device for steaming food.
用法筆記
Often used with a river name as a modifier, such as 'Mississippi steamboat' or 'Ohio River steamboat.'