board /bɔːd/ CET4 TEM4 ( boarding, boarded, boards )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A board is a flat, thin, rectangular piece of wood or plastic which is used for a particular purpose. (木头的或塑料的) 板

  例：

  ...a cutting board.

  …一块砧板。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A board is a square piece of wood or stiff cardboard that you use for playing games such as chess. (棋) 盘

  例：

  ...a chequers board.

  …一个跳棋盘。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT You can refer to a blackboard or a bulletin board as a board. 黑板; 布告栏

  例：

  He wrote a few more notes on the board.

  他在黑板上多写了几条笔记。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT Boards are long flat pieces of wood which are used, for example, to make floors or walls. (建筑用的) 长条木板

  例：

  The floor was draughty bare boards.

  地板是有缝隙的裸板。

• 5. 

  N-COUNT The board of a company or organization is the group of people who control it and direct it. 董事会 [商业]

  例：

  Arthur has made a recommendation, which he wants her to put before the board at a special meeting scheduled for tomorrow afternoon.

  阿瑟提了个建议，要她在明天下午拟定召开的特别会议上向董事会提出。

• 6. 

  → see also board of directors

• 7. 

  N-COUNT Board is used in the names of various organizations which are involved in dealing with a particular kind of activity. 委员会; 局

  例：

  The Scottish tourist board said 33,000 Japanese visited Scotland last year.

  苏格兰旅游局称，33000名日本游客去年到苏格兰旅游。

• 8. 

  V-T When you board a train, ship, or aircraft, you get on it in order to travel somewhere. 登上 (火车、船或飞机) [正式]

  例：

  I boarded the plane bound for Boston.

  我登上了飞往波士顿的航班。

• 9. 

  N-UNCOUNT Board is the food which is provided when you stay somewhere, for example in a hotel. (在外住宿的) 膳食

  例：

  Free room and board are provided for all hotel staff.

  旅馆的所有工作人员可以免费食宿。

• 10. 

  PHRASE If a policy or a situation applies across the board, it affects everything or everyone in a particular group. 全体地

  例：

  There are hefty charges across the board for one-way rental.

  对所有人的单程租都收高费。

• 11. 

  PHRASE If something goes by the board, it is rejected or ignored, or is no longer possible. 被拒绝; 落空

  例：

  It's a case of not what you know but who you know in this world today and qualifications quite go by the board.

  现在社会的情形不是看你知道什么，而是看你认识谁，学位也基本被忽略了。

• 12. 

  PHRASE When you are on board a train, ship, or aircraft, you are on it or in it. 在 (火车、轮船或飞机) 上

  例：

  All 269 people on board the plane were killed.

  机上269人全部遇难。

• 13. 

  PHRASE If someone sweeps the board in a competition or election, they win nearly everything that it is possible to win. (在比赛或选举中) 大获全胜

  例：

  Spain swept the board in boys' team competitions.

  西班牙队在男子组的竞赛中大获全胜。

• 14. 

  PHRASE If you take on board an idea or a problem, you begin to accept it or understand it. 接受; 理解

  例：

  You may have to accept their point of view, but hope that they will take on board some of what you have said.

  你可能得接受他们的观点，但是希望他们也会理解你讲的一些话。