1.boat指小船, ship指大船,但这并无严格界限,一般说木制的船叫boat,能吊离水面的船叫boat,靠帆和桨行驶的船叫boat,个人拥有的船叫boat; 宇宙飞船用ship,航海的船叫ship。一般机动船则称boat或ship均可。泛指大大小小的各种船只时可用boats,也可用ships。试比较:They rowed the boat down the river.他们划着船顺河而下。
The boatmen pulled their boat onto the sand.船工们把船拖上沙滩。
Australia ships meat to England.澳大利亚用船把肉运到英国。
He has taken ship for India.他已乘船到印度去了。
The ship is bound for America.这艘轮船是开往美洲去的。
The ship is now on her first voyage.这只船是初次航行。
A camel is known as the ship of the desert.骆驼被认为是沙漠之舟。