| 释义 |
a-hull, advb. phr. Naut.|əˈhʌl|
[a prep.1 of state + hull.]
(See quot.)
1582N. Lichefield East Ind. 73 All this time the shippes laye a hull. 1628Digby Voy. Medit. (1868) 78 Then wee lay a hull till wee gott a new maine course to the yard. a1733North Lives of Norths II. 316 All this while the ship ploughed her mizen shrouds under water, and then we were fain to lie a-hull at the mercy of the sea and waves. 1867Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. s.v. Hull, To strike hull in a storm, is to take in her sails and lash the helm on the lee side of the ship, which is termed to lie a-hull. |