"tugboat" in Chinese (Simplified)

拖船

Definition

拖船是一种小型而有力的船，通常用于在港口、码头或狭窄水域拖拽或推动大型船只。

“拖船”只指帮大型船只拖动或推动的小型工作船，多用于港口或水路运输相关场合，不用于娱乐船只。常见搭配有“港口拖船”、“拖船船长”。

The tugboat pulled the big ship into the harbor.

**拖船**把大船拉进了港口。

A tugboat is smaller than most ships.

**拖船**比大多数船舶都小。

The port has three tugboats ready for work.

港口有三艘**拖船**随时待命。

Without a tugboat, those massive ships can't even dock on their own.

没有**拖船**，那些巨大的船甚至无法自行靠岸。

The old tugboat looked worn out from years of heavy work.

这艘老**拖船**经过多年辛劳，看起来很破旧。

Sometimes you see a tiny tugboat pulling a huge tanker—it's pretty impressive!

有时候你会看到一艘小小的**拖船**正在拖着一艘巨型油轮——真的很震撼！