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riverboat

/riv-er-boht/US // ˈrɪv ərˌboʊt //

河船,河轮,内河船,河道船

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any shallow-draft boat used on rivers.

Examples

  • There’s a little Liddy in the Republican senators who dressed in safari gear to visit the border last week in armed riverboats.

  • I've been struggling to find a clip of my absolute favorite moment from yesterday's riverboat pageant, but finally, here it is.

  • Now to the big questions, namely, what will William and Harry wear for Sunday's riverboat pageant?

  • Izzard, dressed like a riverboat gambler, plays a smooth-talking mogul named Tiny Diamonds.

  • On the opposite side he saw a long riverboat moored in a narrow backwater.

  • With sinking heart Auguste saw that though the riverboat was small, it would be heavier and harder to row than a canoe.

  • In his heart was something of the wonder he'd felt when he'd seen his first riverboat and waited for he knew not what.

  • Mark Twain once listened to the complaints of an old riverboat pilot who was having trouble making the switch from sail to steam.

  • Possibly made for some riverboat captain or river gambler, and may have a bloody history.