| 单词 | to roll down |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto roll down to roll down intransitive. Of a vessel: to sway or incline downwards on one side. Cf. sense 1a. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [verb (intransitive)] > heel or list blencha1300 rolla1325 heelc1575 seela1618 list1626 stoop1663 careen1762 to lie along1769 to lay along1779 wrong1842 to roll down1856 1856 I. L. Bird Englishwoman in Amer. xx. 460 She would roll down on one side, the billows seeming ready to burst in foam over her, while the opposite bulwark was fifteen or eighteen feet above the water. 1898 Forest & Stream 19 Feb. 156/2 Before the wind reached us the schooner rolled down at such an angle that her crew commenced to shorten sail. 1916 F. W. Wallace Shack Locker (1922) 166 She rolled down an' came up with a dory a-hangin' on her fore-cross-trees. 1984 E. P. Stafford Little Ship, Big War ii. i. 122 As the ship rolled down to starboard, the pilot grabbed the net, the two men at the bottom grabbed him and..pulled him quickly aboard. 2004 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 28 Sept. r5 The ship was rolling heavily, and we said, wait until the ship rolls down, and grab the ladder. Then it will heave back and you'll be well on your way. < as lemmas |
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