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单词 to stave in
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to stave in
a. transitive. To break a hole in (a boat); to break to pieces; also, to break (a hole in a boat). to stave in, to crush inwards, make a hole in.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > making holes or becoming holed > make (an opening or hole) [verb (transitive)] > make an opening or hole in or into > by breaking or crushing
to stave in1748
a1665 K. Digby Jrnl. Voy. to Mediterranean (1868) 65 The man swimming well he saued himselfe with much difficultie, the boate being staued in many peeces.
1668 London Gaz. No. 324/1 The 17th instant was driven on shoar..a vessel..where by the violence of the winds and waves, she was staved to pieces.
1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 307 The first Thing we had to do, was to stave the Boat..and..leave her so far useless as not to be fit to swim.
1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson i. viii. 81 A sea..stove in the quarter gallery, and rushed into the ship like a deluge.
1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. v. 334 The loss of our long-boat, which was staved against our poop,..put us to great inconveniencies.
1777 J. Cook Jrnl. (1967) III. i There was no landing at either unless at the risk of having our boats..staved to pieces.
1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto II xlviii. 143 The other boats, the yawl and pinnace, had Been stove in the beginning of the gale.
1823 W. Scoresby Jrnl. Voy. Northern Whale-fishery 458 Our ship was driven against the corner of a floe, and her starboard-bow completely stove.
1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. xi. 140 He was forced to place sentries in the chains with cold shot, to stave the boats if they came alongside.
1884 Manch. Examiner 7 Oct. 5/1 The captain..ordered the boats to be lowered, but the sea stove in two of them.
1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 496 C...fetches up on a floating stump in the river, and staves a hole you could put your head in, in the bow of the said canoe.
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