英语词汇“to make one's number”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P6. Nautical. to make her number: (a) (of a ship) to communicate by signal the figure by which she is registered; (in later use) (also figurative) to make one's number (colloquial): to report one's arrival, to report for duty, to pay a duty or courtesy call, to make oneself known; †(b) (of a ship) to obtain a good place on the shipping register (obsolete).

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society > communication > indication > signalling > make signals [verb (intransitive)] > (of a ship) communicate by signal

to make her number1836

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > [verb (intransitive)] > obtain a good place on register

to make her number1836

society > leisure > social event > visit > visiting > visit [phrase] > make oneself known

to make one's number1836

1836 F. Marryat Pirate xvii, in Pirate & Three Cutters 199 The Enterprise had made her number outside; but that she was becalmed.

1861 J. Lamont Seasons with Sea-horses xviii. 293 We found that the ‘Anna Louise’ had only made her number twelve hours before us.

1880 Daily Tel. 14 Apr. 5/5 The good ship had a first-rate captain, a skilled crew, was well found and fitted, and she may ‘make her number’ yet.

1924 G. H. A. Willis Royal Navy 269 We went off to the Duke of Wellington to ‘make our number’ to the commodore's wife.

1927 B. M. Chambers Salt Junk xxx. 256 Almost every ship on her way to and from South America makes her number to the island [sc. Fernando Noronha].

1945 ‘N. Shute’ Most Secret ix. 211 Captain (D.) was there to see them off; I made my number with him as representing V.A.C.O. and we stood chatting for a time.

1958 M. Dickens Man Overboard xii. 192 Ben saw himself on Speech Day, making his number with mothers in garden-party hats.

1989 Daily Tel. 27 June 21/8 I was able to make my number at every port we visited.

单词	to make one's number
释义	> as lemmas to make one's number P6. Nautical. to make her number: (a) (of a ship) to communicate by signal the figure by which she is registered; (in later use) (also figurative) to make one's number (colloquial): to report one's arrival, to report for duty, to pay a duty or courtesy call, to make oneself known; †(b) (of a ship) to obtain a good place on the shipping register (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > signalling > make signals [verb (intransitive)] > (of a ship) communicate by signal to make her number1836 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > [verb (intransitive)] > obtain a good place on register to make her number1836 society > leisure > social event > visit > visiting > visit [phrase] > make oneself known to make one's number1836 1836 F. Marryat Pirate xvii, in Pirate & Three Cutters 199 The Enterprise had made her number outside; but that she was becalmed. 1861 J. Lamont Seasons with Sea-horses xviii. 293 We found that the ‘Anna Louise’ had only made her number twelve hours before us. 1880 Daily Tel. 14 Apr. 5/5 The good ship had a first-rate captain, a skilled crew, was well found and fitted, and she may ‘make her number’ yet. 1924 G. H. A. Willis Royal Navy 269 We went off to the Duke of Wellington to ‘make our number’ to the commodore's wife. 1927 B. M. Chambers Salt Junk xxx. 256 Almost every ship on her way to and from South America makes her number to the island [sc. Fernando Noronha]. 1945 ‘N. Shute’ Most Secret ix. 211 Captain (D.) was there to see them off; I made my number with him as representing V.A.C.O. and we stood chatting for a time. 1958 M. Dickens Man Overboard xii. 192 Ben saw himself on Speech Day, making his number with mothers in garden-party hats. 1989 Daily Tel. 27 June 21/8 I was able to make my number at every port we visited. extracted from numbern. < as lemmas
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