| 释义 |
tore-out|ˈtɔəraʊt|
[f. tore, dial. pa. pple. of tear v.1 + out adv.]
A small inferior type of sailing-boat.
1923Yachting Monthly Jan. 145/1 Wave was of the genus usually referred to by East Coast watermen as ‘little old toreouts’, being, in fact, a small converted ship's boat. 1956A. Davison My Ship is so Small ii. 19 Most of the boats in the yard were old tore-outs like the one I lived in. 1979Yachts & Yachting 9 Nov. 1443/3 Let it be hastily explained that the Sirens in the title of this book are all boats: old toreouts, yachts and ultimately a 117ft ex-trading schooner. |