about ship

短语

vi. 改变航向

发音

US /əˌbaʊt ˈʃɪp/

词形变化

about shipped about shipping about ships 三单 about ships about shipping 现在分词 about shipped 过去式 about shipped 过去分词

别名

'bout ship

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    Tack; to cause to turn into the wind and through the other side ending with a full 180 degree turn.

    不及物

    This Amanda refused and was about shipping to the other side, when the gentleman sprang out, clasped her in his arms, lifted her in, whistled to his horse and the next moment was flying about like mad …

    So we about shipped and started back (did not the steamboat men swear some then)?

    She “about-shipped,” and returned up the river again.

词源

From the imperative phrase used as an order aboard sailing ships.

来源：wiktionary