"steamship" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 蒸汽船

Definition

蒸汽船是指以蒸汽機作動力的大型船隻，19世紀和20世紀初常用於旅行和貨物運輸。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個詞主要出現在歷史或文學語境，很少形容現代船隻。有時會說“輪船（蒸汽輪船）”，請不要與現代船隻混淆。

Examples

The steamship crossed the Atlantic Ocean.

這艘**蒸汽船**橫渡了大西洋。

Many people traveled by steamship in the 1800s.

19世紀時，許多人乘坐**蒸汽船**旅行。

A steamship uses steam to move its engines.

**蒸汽船**用蒸氣帶動引擎。

They watched the old steamship slowly disappear into the fog.

他們看著那艘老**蒸汽船**慢慢消失在霧中。

My grandfather crossed the sea on a steamship when he was a boy.

我祖父小時候曾乘坐**蒸汽船**過海。

The museum has a detailed model of a steamship, complete with tiny lifeboats.

博物館裡有一艘**蒸汽船**的精緻模型，配有迷你救生艇。