| 单词 | mast |
| 释义 | mast (mɑːst , mæst ) Word forms: masts 1. countable noun The masts of a boat are the tall upright poles that support its sails. 2. countable noun A radio mast is a tall upright structure that is used to transmit radio or television signals. 3. to nail your colours to the mast phrase [VERB inflects] If someone nails their colours to the mast, they say what they really think about something. I shall nail my colours firmly to the mast–as a feminist I find movies like this offensive. 4. to nail your colours to someone's mast phrase [VERB inflects] If you nail your colours to someone's mast, or if you nail your colours to a particular mast, you show that you support a particular person or issue. [journalism] He has nailed his colours firmly to Mr Dobson's mast. We've firmly nailed our colours to the mast of style and quality. Idioms: nail your colours to the mast [British, journalism] to state your opinions or beliefs about something clearly and publicly Let me nail my colours to the mast straightaway. I both like and admire him immensely. [British, journalism] to say clearly and publicly that you support a particular person, idea or theory In the Thatcher years, the young MP nailed his colours to Mrs T's mast more firmly than many. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: climb a mast My responsibilities included unblocking the loos and climbing the masts, and they taught me how to skipper a boat and so on. Times, Sunday Times They had been showing people around the ship and climbing the mast for colours. Times, Sunday Times By the time he had climbed the mast five times to sort out the problem, his hopes were destroyed. Times, Sunday Times When he climbs the mast to repair an antenna lead, he sees an oncoming tropical storm. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He would often climbed the masts while sailing, to take aerial pictures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 桅杆 Japanese: マスト |
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