"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.
实用例句
1. Huck, I'll take you right to it in a skiff.
哈克, 我马上带你划小船过去.
来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
2. " Pedrico is looking after the skiff and the gear.
“ 佩德里科在看守小船和打鱼的家什.
来自英汉文学 - 老人与海
3. Tom Sawyer was in the skiff that bore Judge Thatcher.
汤姆-索亚和撒切尔法官同乘一条小艇.
来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
4. " He is two feet longer than the skiff. " the old man said.
“ 它比这小船还长两英尺, ” 老人说.
来自英汉文学 - 老人与海
5. A small bird came toward the skiff from the north.
