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sprit

/sprit/US // sprɪt //UK // (sprɪt) //

精灵,精神,精灵灵的,精灵灵

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Nautical.

    • : a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.

Examples

  • She felt sure his sprit approved when she married her lover last year.

  • “It goes against the whole sprit of the Constitution,” King says of the effort to undo Obamacare.

  • The Story of Anvil, which was voted Best Documentary at the Independent Sprit Awards.

  • They had already made a step and sprit, and, with a calico sail hoisted, the frail craft ran before a light breeze.

  • The sight of the cross on the bow-sprit delighted the natives and assured the travellers of a hearty welcome.

  • I shall rig a new sprit; there's the boat-hook, which will make a very good one; it is just the right length.

  • First he repaired the worn-out sail, then made a new sprit, and refitted the tiller to the rudder head.

  • The goodwife was stirring the soup, and the goodman plaiting sprit-binnings for the cows.