词汇精选：craft的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

n.

工艺，手艺 [U,C]

例句：

He learned his craft from an old master.

他从一位老匠人那儿学得他的手艺。

例句：

This is a fine specimen of the builder's craft.

这是表现那位建筑者技艺高超的好典范。

行业，职业 [C]

例句：

He learned the mason's craft.

他学泥水匠这一行。

例句：

He's an unacknowledged master of his craft.

他在他这行里，是位无名的大师。

诡计，手腕，骗术 [U]

例句：

She is a woman full of craft.

她是一个诡计多端的女人。

例句：

Craft must have clother, but truth loves to go naked.

诡计定然披着外衣，真理却不爱装饰。

船；航空器；航天器 [C]

例句：

Each craft was to make one-hundred trips in space.

每架航天飞机都预计将在太空航行100次。

例句：

One craft had just missed going into the sea.

一架飞机差点儿掉进海里。

v.

（尤指用手工）精心制作 [T]

例句：

He told us a carefully crafted story.

他给我们讲了一个精心编织的故事。

例句：

Many delegates were willing to craft a compromise.

很多代表都想要制订出一个周密的折中方案。

二、词义辨析：

boat,ship,canoe,steamer,vessel,craft

这些名词均含有“船”之意。boat泛指任何大小的船只，尤指靠划桨或风帆行进的无篷小船。ship含义广，一般指大轮船，如航海船只，内河航运船只。canoe指长而轻，用桨的小舟、独木船。steamer指靠蒸汽发动机为动力的船只。vessel多指运货或运人的大船。craft船只的集合名词，但可指单独的船只。

三、相关短语：

craft union

行业工会,职业工会

landing craft

n. 登陆艇

mosquito craft

n. 快艇

lighter-than-air craft

轻于空气的航空器

四、参考例句：

My craft zipped across the bay.

我的小艇飞速驶过海湾。

Feminine craft was alert to prompt it.

女性的机灵会警觉地提醒。

A canoe is a ticklish craft.

独木舟是不稳当的船。

Tsukimi discovered her craft almost by accident.

月见女士发现自己的创作手艺纯属偶然。

Building the craft cost India just $74million.

制造这艘飞船印度仅花了7400万美元。

Hundreds of small craft accompany the liner into harbour.

数百只小艇随同这艘班轮驶入港湾。

Craft must have clother,but truth loves to go naked.

诡计定然披着外衣，真理却不爱装饰。

He learned his craft from an old master.

他从一位老匠人那儿学得他的手艺。

We saw the craft crash and burst into flames.

我们目睹飞机坠毁，燃成一团火球。

They used their craft and guile to close the deal.

他们用他们的精明狡猾完成了这笔交易。