| 单词 |
ferrying |
| 释义 |
▪ I. ferrying, vbl. n.|ˈfɛrɪɪŋ| [f. ferry v. + -ing1.] The action of the vb. ferry; an instance of the same. Also attrib., as ferrying-fee, ferrying station.
1873A. W. Ward tr. Curtius' Hist. Greece I. ii. ii. 311 The ‘Parali’ lived by..ferrying..and fishing. 1879J. Todhunter Alcestis 47 Methought I waited..For Charon's dismal ferrying. 1887Pall Mall G. 8 Mar. 4/2 The..fisher⁓folk..would practically be deprived of the ferrying-fees between the steamers and the grotto. 1873A. W. Ward tr. Curtius' Hist. Greece I. ii. i. 271 A mere ferrying station. ▪ II. ferrying, ppl. a.|ˈfɛrɪɪŋ| [f. as prec. + -ing2.] That ferries.
a1683Oldham Poet. Wks. (1686) 55 Ferrying Cowls Religious Pilgrims bore, O'er waves without the help of Sail, or Oar. |

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