cruise ship:邮轮/游轮,专门用于海上或河上度假旅行的大型客船,通常配有住宿、餐饮和娱乐设施。(也可泛指用于“巡游式旅行”的客轮。)
/ˈkruːz ʃɪp/
I booked a cruise ship for my summer vacation.
我为暑假预订了一艘邮轮。
After years of saving, they finally took a cruise ship across the Mediterranean, stopping at several historic port cities along the way.
他们攒了多年钱,终于乘邮轮横跨地中海,途中停靠了好几座历史悠久的港口城市。
cruise 来自荷兰语 kruisen,原意与“巡航、航行”相关;ship 源自古英语 scip,意为“船”。组合成 cruise ship 后,字面即“用于巡游旅行的船”,现代多指以观光度假为目的、设施齐全的大型客船。