a long boat with a flat bottom and high parts at each end, used on canals in Venice 威尼斯小划船；贡多拉；凤尾船 
the part on a cable car or ski lift where the passengers sit 缆车车厢；缆车座椅 - (especially North American English)
the part of a hot air balloon or airship where the passengers sit （热气球、飞船上的）吊舱，吊篮
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Venetian Italian, from a Romance dialect word gondolà ‘to rock, roll’.