英语词汇“reef”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

reef²

(rēf) Nautical

A portion of a sail gathered in and secured to lessen the area exposed to the wind.

tr.v. reefed, reef·ing, reefs

1. To reduce the size of (a sail) by gathering in a part and securing it, as by lashing it to a yard.

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

[Partly from Middle English rif (from Old Norse rif, from rīfa, to rive) and partly from Dutch and Low German reef (Low German, from Dutch), back-formation from Dutch reven, pl. of rif, reef (of a sail), from or akin to Old Norse rif.]

单词	reef
释义	reef² (rēf) Nautical n. A portion of a sail gathered in and secured to lessen the area exposed to the wind. tr.v. reefed, reef·ing, reefs 1. To reduce the size of (a sail) by gathering in a part and securing it, as by lashing it to a yard. 2. To shorten (a topmast or bowsprit) by taking part of it in. [Partly from Middle English rif (from Old Norse rif, from rīfa, to rive) and partly from Dutch and Low German reef (Low German, from Dutch), back-formation from Dutch reven, pl. of rif, reef (of a sail), from or akin to Old Norse rif.]
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