Mast
[mɑːst] or [mæst]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a vertical spar for supporting sails.
(noun.) any sturdy upright pole.
(noun.) nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine.
(noun.) nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground.
杰西編輯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The fruit of the oak and beech, or other forest trees; nuts; acorns.
(n.) A pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, or spar, set upright in a boat or vessel, to sustain the sails, yards, rigging, etc. A mast may also consist of several pieces of timber united by iron bands, or of a hollow pillar of iron or steel.
(n.) The vertical post of a derrick or crane.
(v. t.) To furnish with a mast or masts; to put the masts of in position; as, to mast a ship.
編輯:帕梅拉
解釋/意思:
n. a long upright pole for bearing the yards rigging &c. in a ship.—v.t. to supply with a mast or masts.—adj. Mast′ed.—n. Mast′-head the head or top of the mast of a ship.—v.t. to raise to the mast-head: to punish by sending a sailor to the mast-head for a certain time.—n. Mast′-house the place in dockyards where masts are made.—adj. Mast′less having no mast.
n. the fruit of the oak beech chestnut and other forest trees on which swine feed: nuts acorns.—adjs. Mast′ful; Mast′less; Mast′y.
錄入:万斯
娱乐性解釋/意思：
To dream of seeing the masts of ships, denotes long and pleasant voyages, the making of many new friends, and the gaining of new possessions. To see the masts of wrecked ships, denotes sudden changes in your circumstances which will necessitate giving over anticipated pleasures. If a sailor dreams of a mast, he will soon sail on an eventful trip.
手打:柴门霍夫
例句/造句/用法:
- We found the ship in the river, surrounded by a crowd of boats; a favourable wind blowing; the signal for sailing at her mast-head. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- No screw—only one mast—we'll never clear that island. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- The next day, the yacht arrived at Syra, with her ensign half-mast, as a token of the dead on board. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- I saw that she was parting in the middle, and that the life of the solitary man upon the mast hung by a thread. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- The second mast was yet standing, with the rags of a rent sail, and a wild confusion of broken cordage flapping to and fro. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Only one hope, cried Martin, furiously shaking his fist at the retreating boat; climb up the mast! 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- Fust I'll tie the rope t' th' mast an' then t' th' beach, an' you two kin skip along like monkeys. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- He was for any description of policy, in the compass of a week; and nailed all sorts of colours to every denomination of mast. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- The signal of an English steamer in sight went fluttering up to the mast on the pier. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- On the 16th day of June, 1703, a boy on the top-mast discovered land. 喬納森·斯威夫特. 格列佛遊記.
- The creaking of the masts, the clang of the wheels, the tramp above, all persuaded her that she was already far from the shores of Greece. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- Compasses are sometimes carried on masts in iron vessels as a means of removing them from the disturbing influence of the iron of the hull. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- No one ventured on board the vessel, and strange sights were averred to be seen at night, walking the deck, and hanging on the masts and shrouds. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- And as to tube and metal bending, there are wonderful machines which bend sheets of metal into great tubes, funnels, ship masts and cylinders. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- There were the piles of city roofs and chimneys, more free from smoke than on week-days; and there were the distant masts and steeples. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- On ships the antenna is fastened to the masts. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- At these elevated points, whether upon the masts of ships, upon poles or balloons, condensing surfaces of metal or other conductor of electricity are located. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- Wireless stations on shore are marked by very tall masts, which support a single wire, or a set of wires, which are known as the _antenna_. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- She had four masts, each provided with a lightning rod. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- Under this denomination were comprehended timber fit for masts, yards, and bowsprits; hemp, tar, pitch, and turpentine. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
編輯:波西亚