reef

英 [riːf] 美 [riːf]

• n. 暗礁；矿脉
• n. 缩帆部
• v. 缩帆；卷起

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]礁，暗礁

   a line of sharp rocks,often made of coral,or a bank of sand on or near the surface of the sea

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 礁脉
2. 矿脉
3. 礁
4. 沙洲
5. 暗礁
6. 【海】缩帆部
7. 【地】暗礁
8. 叠帆部
9. 【海】缩帆部
10. 榫帆部
11. 【矿】矿脉
12. 含金石英脉
13. 礁石
14. 方结
15. 缩帆部
16. 帆的可收缩部
17. 缩帆
18. 危险的障碍

v. 动词

1. 收进
2. 缩（桅）
3. 叠卷
4. 收缩（帆篷）
5. 缩桅
6. 卷起缩帆部

英英释义

Noun:

1. a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water

2. a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese

3. one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind

Verb:

1. lower and bring partially inboard;

   "reef the sailboat's mast"
   

2. roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area

3. reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The ship was wrecked on a reef.
   这船触礁失事了。
2. Our ship was able to haul up just before it hit the submerged reef.
   我们的船就在要撞上暗礁的时候停住了。
3. The ship struck a hidden reef and went dawn with all hands.
   船只撞上暗礁与全体船员一起沉没。

用作动词 (v.)

1. The captain ordered to reef the sails for docking.
   船长下令收帆以靠港。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. Fish are abundant about the reefs.
   暗礁附近鱼很多。
2. The ship was wrecked on a coral reef.
   这条船在珊瑚暗礁上撞毁了。
3. The South China Sea Islands include more than 200 islands, sand cays, reefs and banks.
   我国南海诸岛包括200多个岛礁沙滩。

经典引文

• I..shook the reefs out of my..legs.

  出自： fig.

• You reef as you would with a junk.

  出自：Practical Boat Owner

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• strike a reef 触礁

名词+～

• coral reef 珊瑚礁

近反义词

【近义词】

• ridge 脊
• bar 酒吧
• bank 银行
• mound 土墩
• range 范围
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