英语词汇“steeve”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

steeve1

/stiːv

noun

(In a sailing ship) the angle of the bowsprit in relation to the horizontal.The tilt or "steeve" of the bowsprit is very important.

verb [with object]

Give (the bowsprit of a sailing ship) a specified inclination.The sail plan shows masts with a sharp rake, nicely steeved bowsprit, stub top-mast on the main, no spreaders, jumper struts nor permanent back-stays.

Origin

Mid 17th century: of unknown origin.

Rhymes

steeve2

/stiːv

noun

A derrick consisting of a long pole with a block at the end.

Origin

Late 15th century (as a verb): from Old French estiver or Spanish estibar, from Latin stipare 'pack tight'. The noun is first recorded as a 19th-century US term.

单词	steeve
释义	steeve1 /stiːv / noun (In a sailing ship) the angle of the bowsprit in relation to the horizontal.The tilt or "steeve" of the bowsprit is very important. verb [with object] Give (the bowsprit of a sailing ship) a specified inclination.The sail plan shows masts with a sharp rake, nicely steeved bowsprit, stub top-mast on the main, no spreaders, jumper struts nor permanent back-stays. Origin Mid 17th century: of unknown origin. Rhymes achieve, believe, breve, cleave, conceive, deceive, eve, greave, grieve, heave, interleave, interweave, khedive, leave, misconceive, naive, Neve, peeve, perceive, reave, receive, reive, relieve, reprieve, retrieve, sheave, sleeve, Steve, Tananarive, Tel Aviv, thieve, underachieve, upheave, weave, we've, Yves steeve2 /stiːv / noun A derrick consisting of a long pole with a block at the end. Origin Late 15th century (as a verb): from Old French estiver or Spanish estibar, from Latin stipare 'pack tight'. The noun is first recorded as a 19th-century US term.
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