boatman

英 [ˈbəʊtmən]

美 [ˈboʊtmən]

n. 靠小船营生的人; 摆渡者; 小船出租人

复数：boatmen　

BNC.16965 / COCA.26945

牛津词典

noun

靠小船营生的人；摆渡者；小船出租人
a man who earns money from small boats, either by carrying passengers or goods on them, or by renting them out

摆渡者；船夫；（出租船只的）船主
Aboatmanis a man who is paid by people to take them across an area of water in a small boat, or a man who hires boats out to them for a short time.

noun

I met the boatman who then took me across the ferry.
我遇到了那位船夫，他将我渡到对岸。
Soon you will be as good a boatman as any of us.
不久你就会和我们划得一样好了。
The boatman kept a sharp eye on the wind and water.
船老大仔细观察风头和水势。
Another woman was seen hugging her child as dozens in waist-deep water pleaded with the boatman to rescue them.
而另外一名女人则在齐腰深的水中仍然拖着她的好几个孩子，哀求船夫救救他们。
He called for his batman, but got no answer, and being unable to find either of the two boatman went into the kitchen.
他要求他的蝙蝠侠，但没有得到答复而找不到两种船工进入厨房。
'Just one,'replied the boatman,'and he seems to travel even lighter than you.'
只有一位，船夫回答，他似乎比你们更轻装。
Big cargo-boats are gliding along, the boatman sitting drenched at his helm, the crew straining at the tow ropes through the rain.
大货船继续滑行，坐在舵旁的水手被淋了个透湿，其他船员在雨中使劲地拽着拖绳。
The boatman let fall the oars into the water.
船工把桨放进水中。
You can sit on a soft cushion in a gondola while a boatman rows you along green canals.
你可以乘着由船工驾驭的平底船并坐在柔软的靠垫上游览绿色的运河。
The boatman was a strong handsome young guy.
船夫是个年轻英俊的壮小伙。