"small boat," 1570s, from French esquif (1540s), from Italian schifo "little boat," from a Germanic source (such as Old High German scif "boat;" see ship (n.)). Originally the small boat of a ship.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Huck, I'll take you right to it in a skiff.
哈克, 我馬上帶你劃小船過(guò)去.
來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 湯姆歷險(xiǎn)
2. " Pedrico is looking after the skiff and the gear.
“ 佩德里科在看守小船和打魚(yú)的家什.
來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 老人與海
3. Tom Sawyer was in the skiff that bore Judge Thatcher.
湯姆-索亞和撒切爾法官同乘一條小艇.
來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 湯姆歷險(xiǎn)
4. " He is two feet longer than the skiff. " the old man said.
“ 它比這小船還長(zhǎng)兩英尺, ” 老人說(shuō).
來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 老人與海
5. A small bird came toward the skiff from the north.