| 单词 | hoist |
| 释义 | Word Frequency hoist(hɔɪst) verb 1. (transitive) to raise or lift up, esp by mechanical means 2. hoist with one's own petard noun 3. any apparatus or device for hoisting 4. the act of hoisting 5. rotary clothesline 6. nautical a. the amidships height of a sail bent to the yard with which it is hoisted Compare drop (sense 15)b. the difference between the set and lowered positions of this yard 7. nautical the length of the luff of a fore-and-aft sail 8. nautical a group of signal flags 9. the inner edge of a flag next to the staff Compare fly1 (sense 25)Derived forms hoister (ˈhoister) noun Word origin C16: variant of hoise, probably from Low German; compare Dutch hijschen, German hissen |
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