"steamship" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 蒸汽船

Definition

蒸汽船是指由蒸汽机驱动的大型船只，19世纪和20世纪初常用于旅行和货物运输。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个词主要用于历史或文学语境，很少用于现代航运。偶尔会称为“轮船（蒸汽轮船）”，请勿与现代船只混淆。

Examples

The steamship crossed the Atlantic Ocean.

这艘**蒸汽船**横渡了大西洋。

Many people traveled by steamship in the 1800s.

19世纪时，许多人乘坐**蒸汽船**旅行。

A steamship uses steam to move its engines.

**蒸汽船**用蒸汽带动引擎。

They watched the old steamship slowly disappear into the fog.

他们看着那艘老**蒸汽船**慢慢消失在雾中。

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

我祖父小时候曾乘坐**蒸汽船**过海。

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

博物馆里有一艘**蒸汽船**的精致模型，还配有小救生艇。