英语词汇“to cast an anchor to windward”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. In figurative phrases, such as to get to windward of, to gain an advantage over (cf. wind n.¹ 3b); to keep to windward of, to keep out of the reach of (cf. windy adj.¹ 2d); to cast an anchor to windward, to adopt measures for security.

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the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)] > have or get (someone) at a disadvantage

to have at avail1470

to catch, have, hold, take (one) at (a or the) vantagec1510

to gain of1548

to be to the forehand with1558

to have (take) on (in, at) the lurch1591

to get the sun of1598

to have (also get) a good hand against1600

to take (have, etc.) at a why-nota1612

to weather on or upon1707

to have the laugh on a person1767

to have a (or the) pull of (also over, on)1781

to get to windward of1783

to have the bulge on1841

to give points to1854

to get (have) the drop on1869

to hold over1872

to have an (or the) edge on1896

to get (also have) the goods on1903

to get (or have) the jump on1912

to have (got) by the balls1918

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > be vigilant or on one's guard [verb (intransitive)] > take precautions

fend1712

to cast an anchor to windward1919

1783 W. Cowper Let. 7 Mar. (1981) II. 114 That my vanity may not get too much to windward.

1882 H. de Windt On Equator 12 His intention of ‘getting to windward of those “Maylays”’.

1888 H. R. Haggard Mr. Meeson's Will vi If I happen to have got to windward of the young woman, why, so much the better for me.

1890 W. C. Russell My Shipmate Louise II. xxiv. 216 There's the Whole Dooty o' Man—a bit leewardly; I couldn't fetch to windward of it myself.

1919 19th Cent. Dec. 1152 This policy was based on a desire to keep an anchor to the windward, to secure the United States for a friend.

单词	to cast an anchor to windward
释义	> as lemmas to cast an anchor to windward b. In figurative phrases, such as to get to windward of, to gain an advantage over (cf. wind n.¹ 3b); to keep to windward of, to keep out of the reach of (cf. windy adj.¹ 2d); to cast an anchor to windward, to adopt measures for security. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)] > have or get (someone) at a disadvantage to have at avail1470 to catch, have, hold, take (one) at (a or the) vantagec1510 to gain of1548 to be to the forehand with1558 to have (take) on (in, at) the lurch1591 to get the sun of1598 to have (also get) a good hand against1600 to take (have, etc.) at a why-nota1612 to weather on or upon1707 to have the laugh on a person1767 to have a (or the) pull of (also over, on)1781 to get to windward of1783 to have the bulge on1841 to give points to1854 to get (have) the drop on1869 to hold over1872 to have an (or the) edge on1896 to get (also have) the goods on1903 to get (or have) the jump on1912 to have (got) by the balls1918 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > be vigilant or on one's guard [verb (intransitive)] > take precautions fend1712 to cast an anchor to windward1919 1783 W. Cowper Let. 7 Mar. (1981) II. 114 That my vanity may not get too much to windward. 1882 H. de Windt On Equator 12 His intention of ‘getting to windward of those “Maylays”’. 1888 H. R. Haggard Mr. Meeson's Will vi If I happen to have got to windward of the young woman, why, so much the better for me. 1890 W. C. Russell My Shipmate Louise II. xxiv. 216 There's the Whole Dooty o' Man—a bit leewardly; I couldn't fetch to windward of it myself. 1919 19th Cent. Dec. 1152 This policy was based on a desire to keep an anchor to the windward, to secure the United States for a friend. extracted from windwardn.adj.adv. < as lemmas
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