reef

英 [riːf]

美 [riːf]

n.  礁; 礁脉; 缩帆部; 帆的可收缩部
v.  收帆; 卷起缩帆部; 叠起缩帆部

复数：reefs　现在分词：reefing　过去分词：reefed　过去式：reefed　第三人称单数：reefs　

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Collins.1 / BNC.6734 / COCA.6352

牛津词典

noun

• 礁；礁脉
  a long line of rocks or sand near the surface of the sea
  1. a coral reef
     珊瑚礁
• 缩帆部；帆的可收缩部
  a part of a sail that can be tied or rolled up to make the sail smaller in a strong wind

verb

• 收帆；卷起缩帆部；叠起缩帆部
  to make a sail smaller by tying or rolling up part of it

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 礁;礁脉
  Areefis a long line of rocks or sand, the top of which is just above or just below the surface of the sea.
  1. An unspoilt coral reef encloses the bay.
     未受破坏的珊瑚礁环绕在海湾周围。

英英释义

noun

• one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind
• a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water

verb

• reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef
• roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area
• lower and bring partially inboard
  1. reef the sailboat's mast

双语例句

• And this one is a photo of a shark that I saw on the Great Barrier Reef.
  这是一张我在大堡礁看到的鲨鱼的照片。
• An unspoilt coral reef encloses the bay.
  未遭破坏的珊瑚礁环绕着海湾。
• A coral reef is built by the accretion of tiny, identical organisms.
  珊瑚礁是由许多相同的微生物不断堆积而成。
• Adults are found in passages and outer reef slopes ( Ref.7247);
  发现于通道与外礁斜坡了；
• With great difficulty, the fisherman manoeuvred his small craft close to the reef
  渔夫费了很大的劲才把他的小船划到暗礁旁。
• This tiny tropical island is girdled round with a coral reef.
  这个热带小岛周围长满了珊瑚礁。
• They say that inshore of the reef is a lagoon.
  他们说在靠近海岸的暗礁之间有一个礁湖。
• Part of the Great Barrier Reef islands, is submerged in the sea of mountain peak.
  大堡礁的一部分岛屿，其实是淹在海中的山脉顶峰。
• Their vitality is so strong that they can even grow on a coral reef.
  它们的生命力很强，甚至能在珊瑚礁上生长。
• The sea on the reef vowed to love, I also look on the reef.
  大海对礁石矢志不渝的爱，令我对礁石也刮目相看。