gangway
名词 n.
动词 v.
感叹词 intj.
英 /ˈɡæŋweɪ/
美 /ˈɡæŋweɪ/
英文释义
名词 n.
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A passageway through which to enter or leave.; An aisle between rows of seating (especially in a train, aircraft or auditorium).
— The new fleet of trains comes with widened gangways and improved seating.
- A passageway through which to enter or leave.; The dividing aisle between the rows of seats on either side of the House of Commons. Used chiefly with reference to terms such as below the gangway.
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A passageway through which to enter or leave.; The narrow space between two buildings or houses, used to access the backyard/alleyway from the front.
— Morris then allegedly tried to flee into a gangway between the bar and another building, closing a gate on an officer as he did
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An articulating bridge or ramp, such as from land to a dock or a ship.
— We came over on the usual mid-morning service from Victoria and this time, as we came down the gangway of the Invicta, the Shedmaster at Calais, M. Leclerc, and Henri Dutertre were waiting for us.
- A passage along either side of a ship's upper deck.
- A passage through the side of a ship or an opening in the railing through which the ship may be boarded; (also in later use) a jet bridge.
- A temporary passageway, such as one made of planks.
- A clear path through a crowd or a passageway with people.
- An earthen and plank ramp leading from the stable yard into the upper storey or mow of a dairy barn.
动词 v.
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To serve as, furnish with, or conduct oneself as though proceeding on a gangway.
— He gangwayed his way through the crowd, and just as the clock struck midnight, he was standing in front of NBC's camera on national TV as the governor-elect of Minnesota and the first Reform Party candidate ever to be elected to high office.
感叹词 intj.
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Make way! Clear a path!
— And he pushed his way through the crowd crying, "Gangway, gangway!" and dragging Jane and Michael after him.
词汇关系
词源
词源 1
From Middle English gangway, from Old English gangweġ (“passageway; thoroughfare”), equivalent to gang + way. Related to Dutch gang (“hallway”) and Norwegian gang (“hallway”).
词源 2
From Middle English gangway, from Old English gangweġ (“passageway; thoroughfare”), equivalent to gang + way. Related to Dutch gang (“hallway”) and Norwegian gang (“hallway”).
词源 3
From Middle English gangway, from Old English gangweġ (“passageway; thoroughfare”), equivalent to gang + way. Related to Dutch gang (“hallway”) and Norwegian gang (“hallway”).
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