在桅顶 meaning in English
aloft
Examples
- Owing to the cant of the vessel , the masts hung far out over the water , and from my perch on the cross - trees i had nothing below me but the surface of the bay
由于船身的倾斜，桅杆都伸出水面上方很远。我坐在桅顶横桁上，下面只有一湾海水。 - The next morn broke off the coast of aleria ; all day they coasted , and in the evening saw fires lighted on land ; the position of these was no doubt a signal for landing , for a ship s lantern was hung up at the mast - head instead of the streamer , and they came to within a gunshot of the shore
他们整天沿着海岸航行，到了傍晚时分，岸上燃起了灯火。这火光大概是约定的暗号，一看到这火光，他们就知道可以靠岸了，因为有一盏信号灯不是挂在旗杆上而是挂在桅顶上，于是他们就向岸边靠近，驶到了大炮的射程以内。