unreeve / ʌnˈriv /

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unreeve2 个定义

v. 有主动词 verb

un·rove or un·reeved, un·ro·ven or un·reeved, un·reev·ing.

  1. Nautical. to withdraw from a block, thimble, etc.
v. 无主动词 verb

un·rove or un·reeved, un·ro·ven or un·reeved, un·reev·ing.

  1. to unreeve a rope.
  2. to become unreeved.

更多unreeve例句

  1. "The rope has swollen, sir, and the pendants won't unreeve," cried the middy in agony.
  2. Be careful to unreeve the clewlines through the quarter-blocks.
  3. Unreeve the halyards, or round them up to the block at the mast-head with a knot in their end.
  4. To pass the end of a rope through any cavity or aperture, as the channel of a block; to unreeve is the opposite.
  5. To unreeve the running part of top-sail sheets, &c., to let them run freely, or for harbour duty.