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reef

音標[ri:f] 讀音

漢語翻譯


n. 暗礁, 礁, 縮帆
vt. 縮(帆)
vi. 縮(帆)

詞型變化:

形容詞:reefy 動詞過去式:reefed 過去分詞:reefed 現在分詞:reefing 第三人稱單數:reefs 

英文解釋:

名詞 reef:

  1. a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
  2. a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese
    同義詞:Witwatersrand, Rand

動詞 reef:

  1. lower and bring partially inboard
  2. roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area
  3. reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef

例句:

  1. The ship struck a hidden reef and went dawn with all hands.
    船隻撞上暗礁與全體船員一起沉沒。
  2. Our ship was able to haul up just before it hit the submerged reef.
    我們的船就在要撞上暗礁的時候停住了。
  3. The ship was wrecked on a reef.
    這船觸礁失事了。

詳細解釋:


reef

n.Abbr. rf.(名詞)縮寫 rf.
A strip or ridge of rocks, sand, or coral that rises to or near the surface of a body of water.
礁,暗礁:上升到水面或接近水面的條狀或脊狀岩石、泥沙或珊瑚
A vein of ore.
礦脈

來源:
Obsolete Dutch rif
已廢荷蘭rif
possibly from Old Norse [ridge]
可能源自 古斯堪的納維亞語 [脊]

【引伸】
reef.y
adj.(形容詞)

---------------另--------------
reef
reef 2

n.(名詞)
A portion of a sail rolled and tied down to lessen the area exposed to the wind.
縮帆部:帆的一部分,捲起並落下捆住以減少受風面積
v.tr.(及物動詞)
reefed,reef.ing,reefs
To reduce the size of (a sail) by tucking in a part and tying it to or rolling it around a yard.
縮帆:把(帆)收回一部分並繫上或在甲板上卷上以減小其面積
To shorten (a topmast or bowsprit) by taking part of it in.
縮桅:通過收回一部分的方法來縮短(中桅或船首斜桁)

來源:
Middle English riff
中古英文 riff
from Old Norse rif [ridge, reef]
源自 古斯堪的納維亞語 rif [脊,縮帆部]

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