英语词汇“to pack on all sail”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

transitive. To put or hoist (a sail) on a ship to increase speed; to increase the speed of (a ship) in this way. Chiefly in to pack on all sail and variants. Cf. to crowd sail at crowd v.¹ 9.In quot. 1635 in extended use.

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society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > support (an amount of) sail [verb (intransitive)] > spread (more) sail > make all possible sail

to pack on1562

to crowd sail1687

to press (on) sail (also canvas)1750

crack1824

1562 J. Shute tr. A. Cambini in Two Comm. Turcks i. f. 34^v The Captaine commaunded to packe on all the sayles.

c1595 Capt. Wyatt in G. F. Warner Voy. R. Dudley to W. Indies (1899) 9 Wee might..perceave a ship pack on all the saile they weare able to make after us.

1635 J. Reynolds Triumphs Gods Revenge (new ed.) vi. xxx. 439 The heron stretcheth her pinnions, and packs on her feathered sailes so nimbly and proudly, that [etc.].

1707 E. Ward Wooden World Dissected 11 He..flies at her with all the Sail he can pack.

1762 G. Cockings War iv. 19 (note) When ships are in full chase and make what sail they can, that they crouded one after another, with all the sail they cou'd pack.

1830 J. F. Cooper Water Witch II. x. 212 ‘The squall is leaving us!’ interrupted the captain. ‘Pack on the ship again, Mr. Luff, from her trucks to her ridge-ropes!’

1842 Southern Literary Messenger Sept. 558/2 The ship packed on all sail, evidently with the purpose of doubling the West end of the island.

1868 J. Bates Autobiogr. (1877) xii To keep her still more steady we packed on also a reefed foresail, which increased her speed so furiously that [etc.].

1884 ‘H. Collingwood’ Under Meteor Flag 32 Turn the hands up, and pack on her..discretion is the better part of valour with us just now.

1904 Southwestern Hist. Q. (Electronic text) 7 230 A freshening of the breeze together with all sail packed on the ship forced her over the shoal.

单词	to pack on all sail
释义	> as lemmas to pack on all sail transitive. To put or hoist (a sail) on a ship to increase speed; to increase the speed of (a ship) in this way. Chiefly in to pack on all sail and variants. Cf. to crowd sail at crowd v.¹ 9.In quot. 1635 in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > support (an amount of) sail [verb (intransitive)] > spread (more) sail > make all possible sail to pack on1562 to crowd sail1687 to press (on) sail (also canvas)1750 crack1824 1562 J. Shute tr. A. Cambini in Two Comm. Turcks i. f. 34^v The Captaine commaunded to packe on all the sayles. c1595 Capt. Wyatt in G. F. Warner Voy. R. Dudley to W. Indies (1899) 9 Wee might..perceave a ship pack on all the saile they weare able to make after us. 1635 J. Reynolds Triumphs Gods Revenge (new ed.) vi. xxx. 439 The heron stretcheth her pinnions, and packs on her feathered sailes so nimbly and proudly, that [etc.]. 1707 E. Ward Wooden World Dissected 11 He..flies at her with all the Sail he can pack. 1762 G. Cockings War iv. 19 (note) When ships are in full chase and make what sail they can, that they crouded one after another, with all the sail they cou'd pack. 1830 J. F. Cooper Water Witch II. x. 212 ‘The squall is leaving us!’ interrupted the captain. ‘Pack on the ship again, Mr. Luff, from her trucks to her ridge-ropes!’ 1842 Southern Literary Messenger Sept. 558/2 The ship packed on all sail, evidently with the purpose of doubling the West end of the island. 1868 J. Bates Autobiogr. (1877) xii To keep her still more steady we packed on also a reefed foresail, which increased her speed so furiously that [etc.]. 1884 ‘H. Collingwood’ Under Meteor Flag 32 Turn the hands up, and pack on her..discretion is the better part of valour with us just now. 1904 Southwestern Hist. Q. (Electronic text) 7 230 A freshening of the breeze together with all sail packed on the ship forced her over the shoal. extracted from packv.¹ < as lemmas
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