VERB 收拢(伞等);卷起,收卷(帆、旗等) When you furl something made of fabric such as an umbrella, sail, or flag, you roll or fold it up because it is not going to be used.
An attempt was made to furl the headsail. 人们试图收起艏斜帆。
The ship continued to forge ahead after the sails were furled. 卷帆以后,船继续平稳而缓慢地前进。
Ten minutes afterwards, the sails were furled, and they cast anchor about a hundred fathoms from the little harbor. We went with Peter, whose car broke down before we were halfway there. 十分钟以后,水手收起帆,在离小港口外五百尺的地方抛下锚。我们和彼得一起去的,他的车子在半路上就抛锚了。
Mr Fogg, in order not to deviate from his course, furled his sails and increased the force of the steam; 福克先生为了使船不离开原来的航线,只好卷起船帆,加大马力前进。
Furled sails bound securely to the spar; a furled flag; his rolled umbrella hanging on his arm. 卷着的帆安全地缚在桅杆上;卷着的旗;他那收起来的雨伞挂在他的手臂上。
He started up the shore with the mast furled sail of his boat. 他拿着桅竿和卷起的船帆,往岸上爬去。
It made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his skiff empty and he always went down to help him carry either the coiled lines or the gaff and harpoon and the sail that was furled around the mast. 孩子看见老人每天回来时船总是空的,感到很难受,他总是走下岸去,帮老人拿卷起的钓索,或者鱼钩和鱼叉,还有绕在桅杆上的帆。
The top of the outer pipe is furled through a movable rotating shaft. 外管顶部通过活动转轴收合。
Oh! it was going to be fearful weather, therefore the sailors furled the sails. 啊,可怕的大风暴快要到来了!水手们因此都收下了帆。
A cord or canvas strap used to secure a furled sail to a yard boom or gaff. The tempest rose higher and higher, and presently the sail tore loose from its fastenings and went winging away on the blast. 束帆索一种绳子或帆布带,用来把一个卷叠的帆置于一横木或斜桁上狂风越刮越猛,不久便吹断了系帆篷的绳子,把它一卷而飞。
Not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting. [ I] become furled 不紧绷的;没有被紧紧束缚、收缩或压迫的。变成卷紧的或收拢的
The sail was patched with flour sacks and, furled, it looked like the flag of permanent defeat. 这面帆是用面粉袋子补过的,而且是折叠起来的,看起来活像显示永远会失败的旗子。