请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 reeve
释义

reeve1/reev/ noun

the local administrative agent of an Anglo-Saxon king

a medieval English manor officer with the job of ensuring that feudal obligations were discharged

Can a council president in some municipalities

[Middle English reve from Old English gerēfa]

reeve2verb trans (past tense and past part. rove /rohv/ reeved)

to pass (e.g. a rope) through a hole or opening

to fasten (something) by passing it through a hole or round something

to pass a rope through (e.g. a block)

[prob from Dutch reven to reef a sail]

reeve3noun

a Eurasian bird, the female of the ruff

[prob alteration of ruff1]
随便看

 

英语词典包含66266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:2025/1/5 23:28:26