| 单词 | beam-ends |
| 释义 | beam-ends /beem"endz'/, n.pl. 1. Naut. the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel. 2. on her beam-ends, Naut. heeled so far on one side that the deck is practically vertical: The schooner was blown over on her beam-ends. 3. on one's or the beam-ends, Slang. in desperate straits, esp. financial straits. Also, on the beam's ends. [1765-75] |
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