ferry

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT A ferry is a boat that transports passengers and sometimes also vehicles, usually across rivers or short stretches of sea. 渡船; 渡輪[also 'by' N]
They had recrossed the River Gambia by ferry. 他們乘船又一次渡過了岡比亞河。
2. V-T If a vehicle ferries people or goods, it transports them, usually by means of regular trips between the same two places. 運送
Every day, a plane arrives to ferry guests to and from Bird Island Lodge. 每天，一架飛機到達以運送進出鳥島賓館的客人。

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 .