音标:[gæf] ;
n. 鱼叉, 斜桁
vt. 用鱼叉捉, 用鱼钩拖上来, 欺骗
n. a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock
n. a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail
n. an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish
词型变化:名词复数形式 : gaffs ; 过去分词 : gaffed ; 第三人称单数 : gaffs ; 现在分词 : gaffing ; 过去式 : gaffed
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gaff的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. I can reach it with the gaff and eat it here in comfort.我可以用鱼钩去把它钩过来,坐在这儿舒舒服服地吃掉它。
  2. Have you figured out what to do when you jumped into the water with the gaff?你拿着鱼叉跳下水的那会儿,你考虑过该怎么干吗?

词汇搭配

  • gaff-topsail顶帆
  • gaff sail斜桁帆
  • penny gaff下等杂耍场或下等戏院...
  • take the gaff受到严厉的批评...
  • blow the gaff泄露秘密(告密)...
  • give someone the gaff尖锐地批评某人...
  • stand the gaff能忍受各种折磨(能吃...
  • get the gaff受到严厉的批评...

经典引文

  • I sat in my gaff, unable for a while to look at the purchases.

    出自:I. Welsh
  • [He was] more friendly once he realized they weren't going to wreck the gaff.

    出自:J. King
  • I don't want you coming in here with that phoney crap..I don't need all this gaff.

    出自:R. Scruton

The whaling-pike is similar to a frigate's boarding-weapon of the same name. The gaff is something like a boat-hook. With his gaff, the gaffman hooks on to a sheet of blubber, and strives to hold it from slipping, as the ship pitches and lurches abou

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