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单词 deadeye
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
dead•eye  (dedī′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -eyes. 
  1. Nautical, Naval Termseither of a pair of disks of hardwood having holes through which a lanyard is rove: used to tighten shrouds and stays.
  2. an expert marksman.
  • 1740–50; dead + eye; as nautical term, probably ellipsis from deadman's eye, Middle English dedmaneseye deadeye

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
deadeye /ˈdɛdˌaɪ/ n
  1. either of a pair of disclike wooden blocks, supported by straps in grooves around them, between which a line is rove so as to draw them together to tighten a shroud
  2. chiefly US informal an expert marksman
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