| 释义 |
alee, adv.|əˈliː|
[a. ON. á hlé, a sea phrase as in Eng., f. á on, in the direction of + hlé shelter: see lee.]
On or toward the lee or sheltered side of the ship; away from the wind; to leeward. Also as an order = put alee.
1399Langl. Rich. Redeless iv. 74 Þan lay the lordis a-lee with laste and with charge, And bare aboute þe barge. c1575Hickscorner in Hazl. Dodsley I. 161 Ale the helm, Ale, veer. c1648Davenant Wint. Storms, Alee, or we sink! a1826Hood Wee Man xi, Good sir, the boat has lost her trim, You must not sit a-lee. 1859W. James Nav. Hist. Eng. II. 223 The helm of the George was instantly put a-lee. 1865Carlyle Fredk. Gt. II. vi. ix. 229 Such a sea as never was; and breakers now close alee. |