Reef

[riːf] or [rif]

解释:

(noun.) one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind.

(noun.) a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water.

(verb.) reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef.

(verb.) roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area.

(verb.) lower and bring partially inboard; 'reef the sailboat's mast'.

手打:温迪--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) A chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water. See Coral reefs, under Coral.

(n.) A large vein of auriferous quartz; -- so called in Australia. Hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore.

(v. t.) That part of a sail which is taken in or let out by means of the reef points, in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind.

(v. t.) To reduce the extent of (as a sail) by roiling or folding a certain portion of it and making it fast to the yard or spar.

亚历克斯编辑

同义词及近义词：

v. a. Take in (sail).

安东尼编辑

解释:

n. a portion of a sail rolled or folded up.—v.t. to reduce the exposed surface of as a sail: to gather up any material in a similar way.—ns. Reef′-band a strong strip of canvas extending across a sail to strengthen it; Reef′er a reef-oyster: one who reefs: a short jacket worn by sailors: a midshipman; Reef′-goose the common wild goose of North America; Reef′ing the gathering up of a curtain in short festoons; Reef′ing-jack′et a pea-jacket; Reef′-knot a square knot; Reef′-line a temporary means of spilling a sail; Reef′-pend′ant in fore and aft sails a rope through a sheave-hole in the boom; Reef′-squid a lashing used aboard the luggers on the south coast of England; Reef′-tack′le a tackle used to facilitate reefing.—adjs. Reef′y full of reefs; Close′-reefed the condition of a sail when all its reefs have been taken in.

n. a chain of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water: a shoal or elevated bank: a lode vein or ledge in Australian mining phraseology.

adj. (Scot.) scabby.—n. the itch.

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