请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 aweigh
释义

aweigh

/əˈweɪ /
adjective [predicative] Nautical
(Of an anchor) raised just clear of the seabed.It was anchors aweigh shortly after 5 p.m. as the captain pointed the bow in the direction of Rayong....
  • Lord Dull of Ditchwater's coming in at three bells and anchor's aweigh, and I really think that you need to put that chap back on the floor.
  • Even though we sang ‘Anchors aweigh, my boys’ and ‘From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli’ in school, I knew of no friends or relatives in those branches of service.

Origin

Early 17th century: from a-2 'on' + weigh1.

Rhymes

随便看

 

英语词典包含243303条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/23 16:46:16