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词汇 boat
释义
boat
Theme: CARS
n. a big car; a full-size car.
I don't want to drive a big boat like that.How do you stop that boat? Throw out an anchor?

stinkpot
n. a motorboat. (Because the engine smells bad, especially when compared to a sailboat.)
Those guys in their stinkpots sure make a lot of noise.Those stinkpots just have to be polluting the lake.
boat
noun
1
a car, especially a large car US, 1914.
2
a prison transfer; a group of prisoners being transferred; the bus used to transfer them US, 1956.
3
a non-prostitute who flaunts her sexual availability to hotel customers UK, 2005.
4
phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust. A shortened form of LOVE BOAT US, 1984.
5
heroin US, 1993.
6
a combination of marijuana and phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust UK, 2003.
7
in poker, a hand consisting of three of a kind and a pair. Conventionally known as a 'full house' US, 1981. off the boatsaid of immigrants, especially black people UK, 2001
idiomboatbe in the same boatspoken used in order to say that people are in the same situation, and have the same problems:It wasn't so hard being poor when we were at school, because we were all in the same boat.If you are self-employed, it's good to try to meet other people who are in the same boat.miss the boat(also miss the bus BrE)to fail to take an opportunity that would give you an advantage, especially in business or a competition:Investors may be missing the boat if they are still waiting for prices to fall.She's admitted that she missed the bus on that one, but she's usually very good at what she does.push the boat out BrEBrEto spend more money than you usually do, on something that you want to be special:We pushed the boat out and bought new carpets and curtains.Everyone pushes the boat out to look their best on the big day.rock the boatto avoid doing something that makes a situation more difficult, such as criticizing it or trying to change itused especially in the negative:I didn't want to rock the boat, but I was really worried about what was going on.This is a time to rock the boat, not to sit back and let things happen.what/whatever floats your boat AmEAmEspoken used in order to talk about something that someone likes or is very interested in:You just go on and do whatever floats your boat. I doesn't bother me.The Jungle may be the club for you - it all depends what floats your boat.

boat

1. n. a big shoe. (see also gunboats.) Those boats are special made, in fact.
2. n. a big car; a full-size car. I don’t want to drive a big boat like that.
See:
  • (one's) boat comes in
  • a rising tide lifts all boats
  • be in the same boat
  • boat
  • boat anchor
  • boy in the boat
  • burn (one's) boats
  • burn one's bridges
  • burn one's bridges/boats, to
  • burn your boats
  • don't rock the boat
  • dreamboat
  • float (one's) boat
  • float somebody's boat
  • float someone's boat
  • fresh off the boat
  • gunboat
  • in the same boat
  • in the same boat as, to be
  • just off the boat
  • little man in the boat
  • miss the boat
  • miss the boat/bus, to
  • not float (one's) boat
  • off the boat
  • on a slow boat to China
  • push the boat out
  • rock the boat
  • rock the boat, to
  • slow boat to China
  • steer away from (someone or something)
  • steer into (something)
  • steer through (something)
  • steer toward (something)
  • wait for (one's) boat to come in
  • whatever floats (one's) boat
  • whatever floats your boat
  • Whatever turns you on
  • when (one's) boat comes in
  • when (one's) ship comes in
  • when your ship/boat comes in
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