降帆 meaning in English
lower a sail
lower sail
lower(to) a sail
Examples
- But our patron warn d by this disaster , resolved to take more care of himself for the future ; and having lying by him the long - boat of our english ship we had taken , he resolved he would not go a fishing any more without a compass and some provision ; so he ordered the carpenter of his ship , who also was an english slave , to build a little state - room or cabin in the middle of the long boat , like that of a barge , with a place to stand behind it to steer and hale home the main - sheet ; and room before for a hand or two to stand and work the sails ; she sail d with that we call a shoulder of mutton sail ; and the boom gib d over the top of the cabbin , which lay very snug and low , and had in it room for him to lye , with a slave or two , and a table to eat on , with some small lockers to put in some bottles of such liquor as he thought fit to drink in ; particularly his bread , rice and coffee
他就下令他船上的木匠-也是他的一个英国人奴隶-在长舢舨中间做一个小舱，像驳船上的小舱那样舱后留了些空间，可以容一个人站在那里掌舵和拉下帆索舱前也有一块地方，可容一两个人站在那里升帆或降帆。这长舢舨上所使用的帆叫三角帆，帆杆横垂在舱顶上。船舱做得很矮，但非常舒适，可容得下他和一两个奴隶在里面睡觉，还可摆下一张桌子吃饭桌子里做了一些抽屉，里面放上几其他爱喝的酒，以及他的面包大米和咖啡之类的食物和饮料。