reef

单词音标

reef音标[ri:f]

汉语翻译

n. 暗礁, 礁, 缩帆

vt. 缩(帆)

vi. 缩(帆)

词型变化

形容词:reefy动词过去式:reefed过去分词:reefed现在分词:reefing第三人称单数:reefs

英语解释

名词 reef:

a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water

a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese

同义词：Witwatersrand, Rand

动词 reef:

lower and bring partially inboard

roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area

reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef

例句

The ship struck a hidden reef and went dawn with all hands.

船只撞上暗礁与全体船员一起沉没。

Our ship was able to haul up just before it hit the submerged reef.

我们的船就在要撞上暗礁的时候停住了。

The ship was wrecked on a reef.

这船触礁失事了。

详细解释

reef

n.Abbr. rf.（名词）缩写 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条状或脊状岩石、泥沙或珊瑚

A vein of ore.

矿脉

来源：

Obsolete Dutch rif

已废荷兰语 rif

possibly from Old Norse [ridge]

可能源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 [脊]

【引伸】

reef.y

adj.（形容词）

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reef

reef 2

n.（名词）

A portion of a sail rolled and tied down to lessen the area exposed to the wind.

缩帆部：帆的一部分，卷起并落下捆住以减少受风面积

v.tr.（及物动词）

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.

缩帆：把（帆）收回一部分并系上或在甲板上卷上以减小其面积

To shorten (a topmast or bowsprit) by taking part of it in.

缩桅：通过收回一部分的方法来缩短（中桅或船首斜桁）

来源：

Middle English riff

中古英语 riff

from Old Norse rif [ridge, reef]

源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 rif [脊，缩帆部]