A boathouse is a building beside a lake, river, or canal where boats are kept. Think of a garage, but for boats: you store the boats, oars, and life jackets, and keep them out of the weather.

A boathouse Boathouse is是 a building beside a lake, river, or canal一棟蓋在湖邊、河邊或運河邊的建築物 where boats are kept用來存放船隻。Think of a garage, but for boats你可以想成是給船用的車庫: you store the boats, oars, and life jackets你把船、船槳和救生衣放在裡面, and keep them out of the weather讓它們不受風吹雨淋。

Some boathouses sit right over the water so you can float a boat in through a door. Rowing clubs, schools, and houses on the water have them.

Some boathouses有些船庫 sit right over the water就蓋在水面上 so you can float a boat in through a door這樣船可以直接從門口划進去。Rowing clubs, schools, and houses on the water划船俱樂部、學校和水邊的住宅 have them都會有這種船庫。

It is a plain, practical word — not slang.

It is a plain, practical word這是個平實、實用的字 — not slang不是俚語。

Though actually, learners often picture a house that is a boat, a home that floats. That is usually a houseboat. A boathouse stands on land, or on posts by the water; the boats live inside it, and people do not live in it as a rule.

Though actually不過其實, learners often picture學習者常常會想像成 a house that is a boat一棟本身就是船的房子, a home that floats一個會漂浮的家。That那其實 is usually a houseboat通常叫做 houseboat（水上住宅）。A boathouse boathouse 是 stands on land蓋在陸地上, or on posts by the water或是水邊的柱子上; the boats live inside it船住在裡面, and people do not live in it as a rule而人通常不住在裡面。