yacht
yacht — 名詞
1. A type of boat that uses the wind blowing against its sails to move across water
帆船
用帆驅動的休閒或比賽船隻
A type of boat that uses the wind blowing against its sails to move across water. People use sailing yachts for sports races or for relaxed trips on the ocean or a lake.
Liang's grandfather built a small sailing yacht in their backyard during the 1980s.
Liang 的祖父在 1980 年代於自家後院建造了一艘小型帆船。
sailing yacht — a yacht with sails
Christopher races his yacht every July in the regatta off the coast of Rhode Island.
Christopher 每年七月都會在羅德島海岸外的帆船賽中駕駛他的帆船比賽。
race a yacht in a regatta
The old wooden yacht creaked loudly as the wind filled its canvas sails.
那艘老舊的木製帆船在風吹滿帆布帆時發出響亮的嘎吱聲。
Ada learned to steer a yacht during her summer holiday at the sailing club.
Ada 在帆船俱樂部度暑假時學會了如何駕駛帆船。
A white yacht with blue sails sat anchored near the coral reef in the bay.
一艘帶著藍色帆的白色帆船停泊在海灣的珊瑚礁附近。
文法句型
a + sailing yacht
a + yacht + for racing/cruising
用法筆記
In everyday speech, 'yacht' alone can refer to either a sailing yacht or a motor yacht. For clarity, specify 'sailing yacht' when talking about the wind-powered vessel.
常見錯誤
2. A large, expensive boat that is powered by an engine rather than by sails. Motor
遊艇
配備住宿的豪華機動船隻
A large, expensive boat that is powered by an engine rather than by sails. Motor yachts are designed for comfortable and luxurious travel, with bedrooms, a kitchen, and often extra facilities such as a swimming pool.
The billionaire's yacht has a swimming pool, a helipad, and a cinema room.
那位億萬富翁的遊艇上設有游泳池、直升機停機坪和一間電影院。
luxury features on a motor yacht
Padma watched the huge white yacht glide into the harbour at sunset.
Padma 看著那艘巨大的白色遊艇在夕陽中滑入港灣。
Selim booked a week-long trip on a motor yacht around the Greek islands.
Selim 預訂了一趟搭乘機動遊艇環遊希臘群島的為期一週旅程。
Roya's father works as a chef on a private yacht that travels the Caribbean.
Roya 的父親在一艘航行於加勒比海的私人遊艇上擔任廚師。
The harbour was full of gleaming white yachts with polished brass railings.
港灣裡停滿了閃閃發亮的白色遊艇，上面有拋光的黃銅欄杆。
- superyacht
an extremely large and luxurious yacht, usually over 30 metres long
- cruiser
a motor yacht designed for long-distance cruising rather than speed
- cabin cruiser
a smaller motor boat with sleeping space, less luxurious than a yacht
文法句型
a + luxury yacht
a + private yacht
on a + yacht
yacht — 動詞
1. To make a journey, take part in a race, or spend time relaxing on a yacht. This
駕艇出遊
乘遊艇旅行、比賽或休閒
To make a journey, take part in a race, or spend time relaxing on a yacht. This verb is used mainly in the -ing form (yachting), which is much more common than past or present tense forms such as 'yachted' or 'yachts'.
Christopher and his crew yachted across the Atlantic Ocean in twenty-eight days.
Christopher 和他的船員在二十八天內駕艇橫渡大西洋。
past tense: yachted + across [body of water]
Amira dreams of yachting around the world after she retires from her job.
Amira 夢想退休後駕艇環遊世界。
gerund: yachting around [area]
Every winter the Lakan family yachts along the coast of southern Thailand.
每年冬天，Lakan 一家人都會沿著泰國南部海岸駕艇出遊。
The couple yachted from Singapore to Bali and stopped at small islands along the route.
那對夫婦駕艇從新加坡前往峇里島，途中在沿途的小島上停留。
文法句型
yacht + around/in/across + [place]
go + yachting
用法筆記
The gerund 'yachting' is far more frequent than finite verb forms. 'Go yachting' is the most natural way for learners to express this idea ('They went yachting in the Mediterranean'). The finite forms 'yachts' and 'yachted' sound formal or old-fashioned to many speakers.