| 释义 |
▪ I. jill, v.|dʒɪl|
[Presumably var. of gill v.2: cf. quot. 1855 s.v.]
intr. Of a boat: to move about, to move around; to idle around.
1955Times 18 July 9/6 In the early morning light Falmouth bay looked as lovely as ever, with its rounded green hills and little fishing boats jilling about under sail off the Manacles. 1956W. Golding Pincher Martin i. 18 Survivors, a raft, the whaler, the dinghy, wreckage may be jilling about only a swell or two away hidden in the mist and waiting for rescue with at least bully and perhaps a tot. 1964F. Chichester Lonely Sea & Sky xxix. 303 After breakfast I took over for an hour or two until we had cleared the point, when I gratefully lowered all sail and Gipsy Moth jilled along. 1972Guardian 23 Sept. 5/4 Bosun dinghies jilling around the windless Medway... Picture by Peter Johns.
▪ II. jill
variant of gill n.3, n.4, n.6, v.2 |