| 单词 | to stand on and off |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto stand on and off to stand on and off Nautical. rare. extracted from standv. intransitive. To main contact with another vessel, the shore, etc., by sailing away from and then towards it; to sail on alternate tacks; = to stand off and on at Phrasal verbs 1. Cf. main sense 41b, on and off adv. 2. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > direct or manage ship [verb (intransitive)] > head in a certain course or direction > sail towards or away from shore alternately to stand off and on1600 to stand on and off1778 on-and-off1823 1778 J. Cook Jrnl. 19 Jan. (1967) iii. i. 267 While the boats were in shore examining the coast we stood on and off with the Ships, waiting their return. 1938 Motor Boating Feb. 14/1 In 1910, I was a member of the crew of the two-masted schooner Sada... For five hours we stood on and off. I could see the lights of my own house and I was anxious to get home. < as lemmas |
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