N-COUNT A steamship is a ship that has an engine powered by steam. 汽轮
Steamships didn't lose their sails until the 1880s, because early marine engines had a nasty habit of breaking down.
直到19世纪80年代,蒸汽船才将帆布去掉,因为早期的船用引擎经常发生故障。
Steamships captured the North Atlantic passenger business from sail in the 1840s because of their much greater speed.
19世纪40年代,蒸汽船凭借其更快的速度从帆船手中夺取了北大西洋的客运业务。
But steamships didn't lose their sails until the 1880s, because early marine engines had a nasty habit of breaking down.
但直到19世纪80年代,蒸汽船才将帆布去掉,因为早期的船用引擎经常发生故障。
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