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单词 heave to
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heave to

phrasal verb
When a boat or ship heaves to, it stops moving.
[technical]
Captain Cornish repeated his order to heave to. [VERB PARTICLE]
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heave to in British English

verb
(adverb)
to stop (a vessel) or (of a vessel) to stop, as by trimming the sails, etc
Also: lay to

heave to in American English

1.  Nautical
to stop forward movement, esp. by bringing the vessel's head into the wind and keeping it there
2. 
to stop
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Examples of 'heave to' in a sentence
heave to

Keep going round to starboard and keep her astern till you stop, then heave to.
Maclean, Alistair SAN ANDREAS (1990)
My lungs heave to take it all - all the air there is - and I cough and choke and gag.
LeCompte, Jane MOON PASSAGE (1990)

Chinese translation of 'heave to'

heave to

or (pt) (pp) hove

vi

  1. (Naut) 停航 (tíngháng)
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heave to

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All related terms of 'heave to'

to heave a sigh
叹(嘆)了一口气(氣) tànle yī kǒu qì
to heave o.s. up
拉自己起来(來) lā zìjǐ qǐlái
to heave a sigh of relief
松(鬆)了一口气(氣) sōngle yī kǒu qì
to heave sth/sb onto sth
将(將)某物/某人用力移动(動)到某物上 jiāng mǒuwù/mǒurén yònglì yídòngdào mǒuwù shang
to breathe or heave a sigh of relief
松(鬆)一口气(氣) sōng yī kǒu qì
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