/ʃɪp ||; ʃɪp/noun [C] a large boat used for carrying passengers or cargo by sea 船；轮船: to travel by ship乘船旅行to launch a ship主持新船下水仪式☞picture at boat 见boat插图 ☞A boat is smaller than a ship. A liner is used to carry people for long distances called voyages and a ferry is used for short distances called crossings. boat比ship小。liner（客轮）用于载客，作称之为航行(voyage)的长途旅程。ferry（渡船）则用于短程的横渡(crossing)。
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/ʃɪp ||; ʃɪp/verb [T] (shipping;shipped) to send or carry sth by ship or by another type of transport 用船等运送或装运