| 单词 | how wind you? |
| 释义 | > as lemmashow wind you? a. intransitive. Of a ship: To turn in some direction; e.g. to swing round when at anchor; to lie with her head towards a particular point of the compass (esp. in how wind you?, how does the ship wind?). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [verb (intransitive)] > turn in a particular direction wendc1325 wind1613 to wind up1633 the world > space > direction > point or lie in a direction [verb (intransitive)] > change direction > turn or bend > bend or wind twine1553 crankle1598 crinklea1600 creek1610 straggle1612 wind1613 serpentize1699 wander1747 serpentine1767 meander1785 zigzag1787 serpentinize1791 twister1872 snake1875 twist1879 1613 J. Saris Jrnl. in Voy. Japan (1900) 44 She came to an anckor so neare ahead of vs as we could scarse wynd cleare one of the other. 1644 H. Mainwaring Sea-mans Dict. 115 When they are under saile, they use to aske, how winds the ship, that is, vpon what point of the Compasse doth she lie with her head. 1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. i. ii. 18 How Wind you? N.N.E. thus werr no more; no near, keep her full. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Transl. French Terms at Cap Ou as-tu le Cap? how is the head? how does the ship wind? 1798 P. Revere Let. in Mass. Hist. Soc. Coll. (1816) 1st Ser. V. 107 It was then young flood, the ship was winding, and the moon was rising. 1830 F. Marryat King's Own II. xi. 147 One of the cutters has winded..; she's stretching out for the shore. 1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey Slave States 607 We backed out, winded round head up. < as lemmas |
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