tugboat

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈtʌɡbəʊt/    美 /ˈtʌɡboʊt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small, powerful boat used to push or pull barges or to help maneuver larger vessels.
  2. A Social Security Disability Insurance payment; monthly tugboat Internet,euphemistic,rare

词形变化

tugboats plural tug-boat alternative tug boat alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
monthly tugboat tugboater tugboatman

词源

From tug + boat.
Sense 2 from monthly tugboat, a reference to the saying "our ship has come in," here referring to a small, "reliable" "tugboat" instead of a large windfall.
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