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

a. A section of a sail, frequently each of three or four bands or strips, which can be taken in or rolled up to reduce the area exposed to the wind. Frequently in to take in a reef (similarly to let out a reef, etc.).Recorded earliest in reef rope n. at Compounds 2.

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society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > [noun] > reducing extent of sail > a reef

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strake1399

deadman1825

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [noun] > portion which may be reefed

reef1336

balance-reef1782

bag-reef1867

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1336–7 Naval Acct. in B. Sandahl Middle Eng. Sea Terms (1958) II. 92 Et in viij petris cord' de canabo petra cont' ut supra emptis apud lenn pro viij Rifropes inde faciend' precium cuiuslibet petre cum factura inde xij d. viij s.

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) viii. 1983 (MED) The wynd was good, the See was plein, Hem nedeth noght a Riff to slake Til thei Pentapolim have take.

a1450 (?c1405) in J. Kail 26 Polit. Poems (1904) 28 (MED) Thy wynd is layd, þou mayst not sayle, þouȝ þou lete out bonet and ryue.

1685 B. Ringrose Bucaniers Amer. iv. 76 We were forced to sail with two riffs in our main-top sail, and one also in our fore-top sail.

1708 W. Sewel Large Dict. Eng. & Dutch 405/1 Reef, a Riff in the sail.

β. ?1518 Cocke Lorelles Bote sig. C.j Some y^e longe bote dyde launce..Mayne corse toke in a refe byforce.1661 T. Allin Jrnl. 11 May (1939) (modernized text) I. 36 We took in our reefs.1684 London Gaz. No. 1933/4 Her Main-Sail a Lug Sail with four Reefs at the bottom, and her Fore-Sail three aloft.1711 W. Sutherland Ship-builders Assistant 115 Reeves to take up part of the Sail as the Wind rises.1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck ii. 25 The folding reefs, in plaits inroll'd, they lay.1807 G. Crabbe Parish Reg. i, in Poems 47 When Tempests plough the Deep, We take a Reef, and to the rocking, Sleep.1848 J. F. Cooper Jack Tier I. vii. 195 As the breeze was fresh,..he determined not to let out the reef.1862 London Rev. & Weekly Jrnl. 16 Aug. 139 When the morning breaks we [yachtsmen] are beating into Weymouth with two reefs down.1939 ‘N. Shute’ Ordeal vi. 202 Come and take her for a bit; I'll get a reef down before dark.1941 N. M. Gunn Silver Darlings xiv. 289 The rain had drawn the sting out of it, and even if, outside, they might have to take a reef in, they could not wish for it in a better airt.1984 Pract. Boat Owner Feb. 54/1 Our mainsail has two deep reefs in it.2001 Times (Nexis) 5 Feb. Then I see she's only at 9 knots, so I get up again, take the reef out.

a. figurative and in extended use (chiefly in to take in (or let out) a reef). Now rare.In quot. a1547 as part of an extended metaphor.

ΚΠ

a1547 Earl of Surrey Poems (1964) 34 And so wisely, when lucky gale of winde All thy puft sailes shall fil, loke well about, Take in a ryft.

1710 C. Mather Theopolis Americana 25 They won't take in a Reef of their Sails, tho' they are on the point of Suffering Ship-wreck.

1778 F. G. Waldron Maid of Kent v. 86 Don't sink your friends and your foes together, but take in a reef a two and we'll be alongside you presently.

1798 R. B. Sheridan Let. (1966) II. 88 When we owe nothing we will talk of a more careless course and letting out a Reef or two.

1846 ‘Lord Chief Baron’ Swell's Night Guide (new ed.) 48 Ruttum turned out a quid as big as a moke's egg, took a reef in his patter trap.

1876 H. James Roderick Hudson iii. 93 Here and there, doubtless, as he went, he took in a reef in his sail.

1924 E. Pound Let. 3 Dec. (1971) 190 Am also letting out another reef in my long job. Installment of which should soon be inspectable.

1986 K. Gänzl Brit. Musical Theatre II. 364 Those who had hastened to compare Herbert with W. S. Gilbert after Tantivy Towers were obliged to take a reef in their enthusiasm.

单词	take in a reef
释义	> as lemmas to take in a reef a. A section of a sail, frequently each of three or four bands or strips, which can be taken in or rolled up to reduce the area exposed to the wind. Frequently in to take in a reef (similarly to let out a reef, etc.).Recorded earliest in reef rope n. at Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > [noun] > reducing extent of sail > a reef reef1336 strake1399 deadman1825 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [noun] > portion which may be reefed reef1336 balance-reef1782 bag-reef1867 α. 1336–7 Naval Acct. in B. Sandahl Middle Eng. Sea Terms (1958) II. 92 Et in viij petris cord' de canabo petra cont' ut supra emptis apud lenn pro viij Rifropes inde faciend' precium cuiuslibet petre cum factura inde xij d. viij s. a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) viii. 1983 (MED) The wynd was good, the See was plein, Hem nedeth noght a Riff to slake Til thei Pentapolim have take. a1450 (?c1405) in J. Kail 26 Polit. Poems (1904) 28 (MED) Thy wynd is layd, þou mayst not sayle, þouȝ þou lete out bonet and ryue. 1685 B. Ringrose Bucaniers Amer. iv. 76 We were forced to sail with two riffs in our main-top sail, and one also in our fore-top sail. 1708 W. Sewel Large Dict. Eng. & Dutch 405/1 Reef, a Riff in the sail. β. ?1518 Cocke Lorelles Bote sig. C.j Some y^e longe bote dyde launce..Mayne corse toke in a refe byforce.1661 T. Allin Jrnl. 11 May (1939) (modernized text) I. 36 We took in our reefs.1684 London Gaz. No. 1933/4 Her Main-Sail a Lug Sail with four Reefs at the bottom, and her Fore-Sail three aloft.1711 W. Sutherland Ship-builders Assistant 115 Reeves to take up part of the Sail as the Wind rises.1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck ii. 25 The folding reefs, in plaits inroll'd, they lay.1807 G. Crabbe Parish Reg. i, in Poems 47 When Tempests plough the Deep, We take a Reef, and to the rocking, Sleep.1848 J. F. Cooper Jack Tier I. vii. 195 As the breeze was fresh,..he determined not to let out the reef.1862 London Rev. & Weekly Jrnl. 16 Aug. 139 When the morning breaks we [yachtsmen] are beating into Weymouth with two reefs down.1939 ‘N. Shute’ Ordeal vi. 202 Come and take her for a bit; I'll get a reef down before dark.1941 N. M. Gunn Silver Darlings xiv. 289 The rain had drawn the sting out of it, and even if, outside, they might have to take a reef in, they could not wish for it in a better airt.1984 Pract. Boat Owner Feb. 54/1 Our mainsail has two deep reefs in it.2001 Times (Nexis) 5 Feb. Then I see she's only at 9 knots, so I get up again, take the reef out. extracted from reefn.¹ to take in (or let out) a reef a. figurative and in extended use (chiefly in to take in (or let out) a reef). Now rare.In quot. a1547 as part of an extended metaphor. ΚΠ a1547 Earl of Surrey Poems (1964) 34 And so wisely, when lucky gale of winde All thy puft sailes shall fil, loke well about, Take in a ryft. 1710 C. Mather Theopolis Americana 25 They won't take in a Reef of their Sails, tho' they are on the point of Suffering Ship-wreck. 1778 F. G. Waldron Maid of Kent v. 86 Don't sink your friends and your foes together, but take in a reef a two and we'll be alongside you presently. 1798 R. B. Sheridan Let. (1966) II. 88 When we owe nothing we will talk of a more careless course and letting out a Reef or two. 1846 ‘Lord Chief Baron’ Swell's Night Guide (new ed.) 48 Ruttum turned out a quid as big as a moke's egg, took a reef in his patter trap. 1876 H. James Roderick Hudson iii. 93 Here and there, doubtless, as he went, he took in a reef in his sail. 1924 E. Pound Let. 3 Dec. (1971) 190 Am also letting out another reef in my long job. Installment of which should soon be inspectable. 1986 K. Gänzl Brit. Musical Theatre II. 364 Those who had hastened to compare Herbert with W. S. Gilbert after Tantivy Towers were obliged to take a reef in their enthusiasm. extracted from reefn.¹ < as lemmas
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