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brailed

/breɪld/

Meanings
verb

收帆， 捆帆。

To reef, shorten or strike sail using brails.

Examples :

"The sailor brailed the mainsail to reduce the boat's speed. "
水手把主帆收了起来，以降低船的速度。(Shuǐshǒu bǎ zhǔfān shōu le qǐlái, yǐ jiàngdī chuán de sùdù.)
nautical sailing technical

Related Words

Illustration shorten

shorten verb

/ˈʃɔːtən/ /ˈʃɔɹtən/

缩短， 减短

"The teacher asked us to shorten our essays to one page. "

老师让我们把文章缩短到一页。

Illustration mainsail

mainsail noun

/ˈmeɪnseɪl/ /ˈmeɪnsəl/

主帆, 大帆

"The sailor hoisted the mainsail, and the boat began to move faster across the water. "

水手升起了主帆，船就开始在水上加速行驶。

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

Illustration using

using verb

/ˈjuːzɪŋ/

使用，利用。

"She is using a calculator to solve the math problem. "

她正在使用计算器来解决这道数学题。

Illustration sailor

sailor noun

/ˈseɪlə/ /ˈseɪlɚ/

水手，海员

"The experienced sailor steered the small boat safely across the lake. "

那位经验丰富的水手安全地驾驶着小船横穿了湖面。

Illustration brails

brails noun

/breɪlz/

帆索, 帆脚索

"The sailor carefully adjusted the brails to tighten the sails. "

水手小心地调整帆脚索，以便收紧风帆。

Illustration boat

boat noun

/bəʊt/ /boʊt/

船，艇。

"The family rented a small boat for a relaxing afternoon on the lake. "

一家人租了一条小船，想在湖上轻松地度过一个下午。

Illustration sail

sail noun

/seɪl/

帆，风帆。

"The sailboat's large sail filled with wind, propelling it quickly across the lake. "

那艘帆船巨大的风帆鼓满了风，推动它快速地驶过湖面。

Illustration reduce

reduce verb

/ɹɪˈdjuːs/ /ɹɪˈduːs/

减少，降低。

"to reduce weight, speed, heat, expenses, price, personnel etc."

减少体重、降低速度、降低热度、减少开支、降低价格、裁减人员等等。

Illustration strike

strike noun

/stɹaɪk/

好球

"The batter got three strikes and was out. "

那个击球手吃了三个好球，出局了。

Illustration reef

reef noun

/ɹiːf/

暗礁，礁石。

"The divers carefully navigated around the coral reef. "

潜水员们小心地绕开了那片珊瑚礁。

Illustration speed

speed noun

/spiːd/

速度，速率

"How does Usain Bolt run at that speed?"

尤塞恩·博尔特怎么能跑那么快？