单词 | in her wake |
释义 | > as lemmasin her (its) wake a. Nautical or quasi-nautical. in the wake of (a vessel); in her (its) wake, etc.: immediately behind, and (according to a literal interpretation of the phrase) in the actual track made by, a vessel; immediately backward and along the track made. Also used of any person or persons aboard, as in his, our, etc., wake; behind his, our, etc., vessel. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > direct or manage ship [phrase] > in the wake of in the wake ofa1547 a1547 MS. Harl. 309 f. 4 No ship to ride in another's walk. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine (at cited word) A ship is said to be in the wake of another, when she follows her on the same track. 1839 tr. A. de Lamartine Trav. in East 22/1 The frigate, which has us in tow, hollows out ahead of us a level and murmuring path, along which we glide in her wake. 1847 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Peru II. iv. iv. 164 [They] fell on his little troop whenever he attempted to land, and followed in his wake for miles in their canoes. 1898 F. T. Bullen Cruise ‘Cachalot’ xvi. 193 The Mysticetus' best point of view is right behind, or ‘in his wake’, as we say. < as lemmas |
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