習慣用語
burn one's boats破釜沉舟
Charon's boat[ferry]臨終(在希臘神話中Charon是擺渡過陰河的船夫)
crash boat(援救海上飛機失事的)救生快艇
in the same boat處境相同;風雨同舟;面臨同樣的危險
miss the boat失敗,未趕上,坐失良機無法了解
push the boat out[口]熱烈慶祝;排場闊氣
rock the boat[俗]搗亂;破壞現狀;惹亂子
row [sail] in the same boat with sb。休戚相關,同舟共濟
sail one's own boat[美]獨立謀生,依靠自己
take boat坐船,乘船
take to the boats用救生艇逃生;倉促地放棄自己的事業[任務]
例句
As the highway bridge has been damaged by the torrential flood, we have to boat it.
公路橋被洶湧的洪水沖垮了,我們不得不乘船去。