ferry
noun [ C ] uk/ˈfer.i/ us/ˈfer.i/ (also ferry boat)
B1 （尤指定期的）渡船，轮渡
a boat or ship for taking passengers and often vehicles across an area of water, especially as a regular service
a car ferry 汽车渡轮
We're going to the Channel Islands by/on the ferry. 我们将坐渡船去海峡群岛。
We took the ferry to Calais. 我们乘渡船去了加来。
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- Almost all the passengers on the ferry were French.
- We took the ferry across the Channel and then joined the Paris train at Calais.
- The ferry service has been suspended for the day because of bad weather.
- The strike has led to the cancellation of some ferry services and left hundreds of passengers stranded at the docks.
- Our ferry was two hours late because of the strike.
ferry
verb [ T usually + adv/prep ] uk/ˈfer.i/ us/ˈfer.i/
（尤指定期）渡运；运送
to transport people or goods in a vehicle, especially regularly and often
I spend most of my time ferrying the children around. 我大部分时间都用在把孩子们送来送去上了。