| 单词 | to screw out of the boat |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto screw out of (or into) the boat ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > propelling boat by oars, paddle, or pole > [verb (intransitive)] > row > row in specific manner or style sheave1611 to pull away1676 paddle1697 to stretch one's oars1697 to stretch to the oar (or stroke)1697 to row dry1769 to stretch out1836 screw1866 bucket1869 to pull one's weight1878 sky1881 to wash out1884 1866 Boy's Own Mag. 7 385/2 Particular care must be taken that the feet are placed on the stretcher in the right place...If they are placed too near the middle line, the oarsman will certainly ‘screw’ out of the boat. 1874 W. B. Woodgate Oars & Sculls viii. 43 In such a pair [sc. of oarsmen] each man may screw to match the other instinctively. 1898 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport II. 297/2 (Rowing) Screw, to swing the body from one side to the other during the stroke, instead of swinging straight backward and forward. If the man swings toward his oar during the stroke he is said to screw ‘into the boat’; if away from it ‘out of the boat’. 1925 G. C. Bourne Text-bk. Oarsmanship vii. 172 The inside hand is brought right across the body at the finish, the outside elbow is protruded, and the oarsman screws out of the boat. < as lemmas |
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