| 单词 | furl |
| 释义 | furl[ furl ] / fɜrl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR furl ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object)to gather into a compact roll and bind securely, as a sail against a spar or a flag against its staff. verb (used without object)to become furled. nounthe act of furling. something furled, as a roll. Idioms for furlfurl in a body, Nautical. to furl (a square sail) with loose canvas gathered at the mast, so as to make a harbor furl. furl in the bunt, Nautical. to furl (a square sail) by gathering canvas upward, so as to load the yard equally at all points. Origin of furl1550–60; compare Middle French ferler in same sense, perhaps representing Old French ferlier to chain, fasten, equivalent to fer firm (<Latin firmus) + lier to bind (<Latin ligāre) OTHER WORDS FROM furlfurl·a·ble, adjectivefurler, nounWords nearby furlFuriae, Furies, furioso, furious, furkid, furl, furlong, furlough, furmenty, furmint, furnace Definition for furl (2 of 2)furl. furlough. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for furlBritish Dictionary definitions for furlfurl / (fɜːl) / verbto roll up (an umbrella, a flag, etc) neatly and securely or (of an umbrella, flag, etc) to be rolled up in this way (tr) nautical to gather in (a square sail) nounthe act or an instance of furling a single rolled-up section Derived forms of furlfurlable, adjectivefurler, nounWord Origin for furlC16: from Old French ferlier to bind tightly, from ferm tight (from Latin firmus firm 1) + lier to tie, bind, from Latin ligāre Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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