英语词汇“to shorten sail(s”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. to shorten sail(s: to take in some of the sails of a vessel in order to slacken speed.

ΘΚΠ

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

to shorten sail(s1627

1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. ix. 44 As you approach the shore, shorten your sailes.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson i. iv. 35 We shortned sail for her to come up with us.

1805 Ld. Nelson Let. 10 Oct. in Dispatches & Lett. (1846) VII. 107 The Ships of the Fleet are directed, particularly in the night, to shorten sail.

1884 Times (Weekly ed.) 25 Feb. 15/3 Sail is being shortened all round.

in extended use.1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well III. iv. 90 ‘You are a gay old gentleman!’ said Jekyl, relaxing his pace; ‘and if we must be fellow-travellers..I must even shorten sail for you.’

单词	to shorten sail(s
释义	> as lemmas to shorten sail(s a. to shorten sail(s: to take in some of the sails of a vessel in order to slacken speed. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > support (an amount of) sail [verb (intransitive)] > reduce sail to shorten sail(s1627 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. ix. 44 As you approach the shore, shorten your sailes. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson i. iv. 35 We shortned sail for her to come up with us. 1805 Ld. Nelson Let. 10 Oct. in Dispatches & Lett. (1846) VII. 107 The Ships of the Fleet are directed, particularly in the night, to shorten sail. 1884 Times (Weekly ed.) 25 Feb. 15/3 Sail is being shortened all round. in extended use.1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well III. iv. 90 ‘You are a gay old gentleman!’ said Jekyl, relaxing his pace; ‘and if we must be fellow-travellers..I must even shorten sail for you.’ extracted from shortenv. < as lemmas
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