ferry
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fer·ry1 /ˈferi/ ●●○ noun (plural ferries) [countable] 
TTWa boat that carries people or goods across a river or a narrow area of water 渡船，摆渡（船）
TTWa boat that carries people or goods across a river or a narrow area of water 渡船，摆渡（船）Examples from the Corpus
ferry• Boats and ferries potter the local coves and islands if you haven't done enough pottering in our own craft.• Extra ferries are needed to bring them back home.• On South Street, from the direction of the Governors Island ferry, came another flock of street urchins.• Two children found dead on ferry Two children have been found dead from asphyxiation on board a ferry crossing from Swansea to Cork.• After the ferry incident, we make good time.• Our sails are down and the ferry has the right of way.• The station at Dieppe is less than half-a-mile from the ferry port and is well-signposted.• He went out and took the path that leads up over the ridge to the ferry.ferry2 verb (ferried, ferrying, ferries) [transitive always + adverb/preposition] TTWto carry people or things a short distance from one place to another in a boat or other vehicle 摆渡，渡运ferry somebody/something (from something) to something The ship was used to ferry supplies to Russia during the war. 这艘船在战时被用来往俄罗斯 运送补给。ferry somebody/something across something ferrying passengers across the Channel 摆渡乘客过英吉利海峡→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
ferry• His last song attracted a school of dolphins, one of which ferried Arion on his back all the way to Corinth.• The thieves had obviously been back and forth over the ravine ferrying everything back to their car.• Walter will find him safe lying at the holding until Iago can ferry him over and see him on his way.• He and the pilot who was ferrying him to Long Tieng were not afraid.• They ferry kindergartners from piano to karate to computer to art classes.• Now my body welcomes every roll and pitch of the stubby Island Romance ferrying me back to my nubble.• Now he works as a moto-driver, ferrying tourists around Siem Reap and Angkor.• He hopes to expand the existing tram system that ferries visitors from outlying parking lots to key spots through out the park.ferry somebody/something (from something) to something• The jets criss-cross the country at night, ferrying bank checks to 46 Fed offices.• Two children found dead on ferry Two children have been found dead from asphyxiation on board a ferry crossing from Swansea to Cork.• Three short blasts of a steam whistle warned him the ferry was about to depart.• They ferry kindergartners from piano to karate to computer to art classes.• On Monday, Phil Marsh used the train as a taxi to ferry the media to lineside locations for photographic purposes.• Study a packed cross-Channel ferry if you want to see a modern ship of fools.• The thieves had obviously been back and forth over the ravine ferrying everything back to their car.From Longman Business Dictionaryferryfer‧ry /ˈferi/ noun (plural ferries) [countable]TRAVELTRANSPORT a ship that carries people, vehicles, or goods across a narrow part of a seaFaster ferries will improve service timings.Work has already started on a new 14-acre ferry terminal (=place where ferries arrive and leave)The ferry operators undertook not to reduce services.Origin ferry2 Old English ferian “to carry, take”fer·ry1 nounferry2 verbChineseSyllable
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ferry
fer‧ry1 /ˈferi/ 
noun (plural ferries) [countable]
a boat that carries people or goods across a river or a narrow area of water
■ ships that carry people
▪passenger ship a ship that carries people rather than goods
▪cruise ship a large ship that people have holidays on
▪liner a large ship that sails long distances across the ocean: an ocean liner | a transatlantic liner
▪ferry a ship that makes short regular journeys between two places: The ferry operates daily between Hull and Zeebrugge.
ferry2 verb (past tense and past participle ferried, present participle ferrying, third person singular ferries) [transitive always + adverb/preposition]
ferry somebody/something (from something) to something
The ship was used to ferry supplies to Russia during the war.
ferry somebody/something across something
ferrying passengers across the Channel
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noun (plural ferries) [countable]a boat that carries people or goods across a river or a narrow area of water
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verb (past tense and past participle ferried, present participle ferrying, third person singular ferries) [transitive always + adverb/preposition] Language: Old English
Origin: ferian 'to carry, take'
to carry people or things a short distance from one place to another in a boat or other vehicleOrigin: ferian 'to carry, take'
ferry somebody/something (from something) to something
ferry somebody/something across something
Holidays/vacations 假期
have/take ( a holiday/BrE ( a vacation/a break/a day off/NAmE ( a gap yearBrE 休假；短期休假；休一天假；休空缺年假 go on/be on holiday/vacation/leave/honeymoon/safari/a trip/a tour/a cruise/a pilgrimage去／在度假／休假／度蜜月／游猎／旅游／观光／乘船游览／朝圣 go backpacking/camping/hitchhiking/sightseeing去背包旅行／露营／搭顺风车旅行／观光游览 plan a trip/a holiday/a vacation/your itinerary计划旅行／假期／行程 book accommodation/a hotel room/a flight/tickets预订住宿／酒店房间／航班／票 have/make/cancel a reservation/( bookingespecially
BrE 预订；取消预订 rent a villa/( a holiday home/a holiday cottageboth
BrE 租一座度假别墅／一个度假住所／一座度假小别墅 ( especially
BrE hire/ ( especially
NAmE rent a car/bicycle/moped租借一辆汽车／自行车／摩托自行车 stay in a hotel/a bed and breakfast/a youth hostel/a villa/( a holiday home/a caravanboth
BrE 住在酒店／提供住宿和早餐的旅馆／青年旅舍／度假别墅／度假住所／旅行拖车里 cost/charge $100 a/per night for a single/double/twin/standard/( en suite roomBrE 单人房／双人房／标间／套房一晚花费／要价 100 美元 check into/out of a hotel/a motel/your room入住／结账离开酒店／汽车旅馆／房间 pack/unpack your suitcase/bags把东西装进手提箱／旅行包；取出手提箱／旅行包里的东西 call/order room service打电话叫／叫客房服务 cancel/cut short a trip/holiday/vacation取消／缩短旅程／假期
Foreign travel 出国旅行
apply for/get/renew a/your passport申请／拿到／续签护照 take out/buy/get travel insurance获得／购买／取得旅游保险 catch/miss your plane/train/ferry/connecting flight赶上／错过飞机／火车／渡船／转乘航班 fly (in)/travel in business/economy class乘坐商务／经济舱飞行／旅行 make/have a brief/two-day/twelve-hour stopover/( layover in Hong KongNAmE also
在香港作短暂的／两天的／十二小时的中途停留 experience/cause/lead to delays遇上／引起／导致延误 check (in)/collect/get/lose (your)( luggage/especially
BrE ( baggageespecially
NAmE 托运／取／弄丢行李 be charged for/pay excess baggage被收取／支付超重行李费 board/get on/leave/get off the aircraft/plane/ship/ferry上／下飞机／船／渡船 taxi down/leave/approach/hit/overshoot the runway在跑道上滑行；离开／接近／降落在／冲出跑道 experience/hit/encounter severe turbulence遇到强烈的气流 suffer from/recover from/get over your jet lag/travel sickness遭受时差反应／晕车；从时差反应／晕车恢复过来；克服时差反应／晕车
The tourist industry 旅游业
attract/draw/bring tourists/visitors吸引游客 encourage/promote/hurt tourism鼓励／促进／损害旅游业 promote/develop ecotourism促进／发展生态旅游 build/develop/visit a tourist/holiday/( seaside/beach/ski resortespecially
BrE 建立／开发／参观旅游／假日／海滨／海滩／滑雪胜地 work for/be operated by a major hotel chain就职于一家大型连锁酒店；由一家大型连锁酒店经营 be served by/compete with low-cost/( low-fare/budget airlinesespecially
NAmE 由廉价航空公司提供服务；与廉价航空公司竞争 book sth through/make a booking through/use a travel agent通过旅行社预订；经旅行社代办 contact/check with your travel agent/tour operator联系旅行社；向旅行社咨询 book/be on/go on a package deal/holiday/tour预订／进行／去包价旅游 buy/bring back (tacky/overpriced) souvenirs购买／带回（低劣的／定价过高的）纪念品