英语词汇“in the poop”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. in the poop and variants: (of the wind) astern; (figurative) favourably placed for progress.

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society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > use of wind in sailing [phrase] > before the wind > astern (of the wind)

in the poop1567

1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) xii. f. 148^v The thousand shippes had wynd at poope [L. a tergo].

1588 T. Hickock tr. C. Federici Voy. & Trauaile f. 31 They goe to Pegu, with the winde in powpe [It. vento in poppa].

1621 J. Molle tr. P. Camerarius Liuing Libr. iv. ix. 255 When they saw the wind blew merrily in their poope.

1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. 16 We bore away to the starboard..with a Wind in Poop.

1701 J. Edwards Free Disc. conc. Truth & Error iv. 120 Besides, suppose that Seducers have at present the Wind in the Poop, and go on and Prosper.

1755 H. Fielding Jrnl. Voy. Lisbon 219 The wind freshened so briskly in our poop, that the shore appeared to move from us, as fast as we did from the shore.

1835 E. A. Poe in Southern Lit. Messenger Dec. 37/1 In the meantime the wind is still in our poop, and as we carry a crowd of canvass, the ship is at times lifted bodily from out the sea.

1908 J. Payne Carol & Cadence 118 Then, faring free, To Sicily He came, with wind in poop.

1993 P. O'Brian Wine-dark Sea iii. 64 The wind is in our poop, and we have never played better.

单词	in the poop
释义	> as lemmas in the poop c. in the poop and variants: (of the wind) astern; (figurative) favourably placed for progress. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > use of wind in sailing [phrase] > before the wind > astern (of the wind) in the poop1567 1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) xii. f. 148^v The thousand shippes had wynd at poope [L. a tergo]. 1588 T. Hickock tr. C. Federici Voy. & Trauaile f. 31 They goe to Pegu, with the winde in powpe [It. vento in poppa]. 1621 J. Molle tr. P. Camerarius Liuing Libr. iv. ix. 255 When they saw the wind blew merrily in their poope. 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. 16 We bore away to the starboard..with a Wind in Poop. 1701 J. Edwards Free Disc. conc. Truth & Error iv. 120 Besides, suppose that Seducers have at present the Wind in the Poop, and go on and Prosper. 1755 H. Fielding Jrnl. Voy. Lisbon 219 The wind freshened so briskly in our poop, that the shore appeared to move from us, as fast as we did from the shore. 1835 E. A. Poe in Southern Lit. Messenger Dec. 37/1 In the meantime the wind is still in our poop, and as we carry a crowd of canvass, the ship is at times lifted bodily from out the sea. 1908 J. Payne Carol & Cadence 118 Then, faring free, To Sicily He came, with wind in poop. 1993 P. O'Brian Wine-dark Sea iii. 64 The wind is in our poop, and we have never played better. extracted from poopn.² < as lemmas
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