beat to quarters

短语

词形变化

beats to quarters 三单 beating to quarters 现在分词 beaten to quarters 过去式 beaten to quarters 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To summon the crew of a sailing man-of-war to their stations for action against an enemy.

    不及物 航海 交通

词源

See beat (“to signal beating a drum”)

来源：wiktionary