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unrig

/uhn-rig/US // ʌnˈrɪg //UK // (ʌnˈrɪɡ) //

解缆,解冻,解开,解除武装

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    un·rigged, un·rig·ging.

    • : to strip of rigging, as a ship.
    • : to strip of equipment.
    • : Chiefly British Dialect. to undress.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as indismantle

Examples

  • While we were being towed by the Choising, we began to unrig the good old Ayesha.

  • But the sailing-wind came to nothing, and we were soon obliged to unrig and take to paddling.

  • A small rope serving to unrig the lower top-gallant yard-arm of its lift and brace, when in the act of sending it down on deck.