| 单词 | under the wind |
| 释义 | > as lemmasunder the wind 27. under the wind: on the side away from the wind; on one's lee, to leeward; spec. in a position of shelter from the wind; under the lee of something. Chiefly Nautical and dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > quality of having sides or being a side > alongside [phrase] > on the side facing or away from the wind under the windc1425 to (the) windwardc1550 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [phrase] > sheltered from wind under the windc1425 c1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Vesp. B.xii) (1904) xxvi. 83 If þei may se hym and þei be in þe wynde þei ought to wiþdrawe hym in þe softest maner..and þan go preuyli to þei be vndir þe wynde. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Sottouento, vnder the lee or winde. 1603 T. Lodge Treat. Plague iv. sig. C4 The healthfull ought to keepe themselues vnder, not ouer the winde. 1698 tr. F. Froger Relation Voy. Coasts Afr. 42 They kept their word, so that the Portugueses conveyed the vessel under the wind into a creek. 1787 T. Best Conc. Treat. Angling (ed. 2) 131 Always pitch your boat under the wind. 1826 G. Samouelle Gen. Direct. collecting Exotic Insects & Crustacea 46 The most successful places for mothing are the skirts of woods under the wind. 1893 F. C. Selous Trav. S.-E. Afr. 92 As he had come up under the wind, the dogs had not scented him. < as lemmas |
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