cathead

n. 锚架

发音

UK /ˈkæthɛd/
其它
US /ˈkætˌ(h)ɛd/

词形变化

cat-heads catheads 复数 catheads catheaded catheading catheads 三单 catheading 现在分词 catheaded 过去式 catheaded 过去分词

别名

cat-head

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A heavy piece of timber projecting somewhat horizontally from each side of the bow of a ship on which an anchor is raised or lowered, and secured when not used, from its stock end.

    航海 交通
  2. 2.

    A decorative element at the end of such a timber that often depicts a cat's head.

    航海 交通
  3. 3.

    A (small) capstan (“vertical cylindrical machine that revolves on a spindle, used to apply force to cables, ropes, etc.”) or windlass (“type of winch”) forming part of hoisting machinery.

    商务 工程 采矿
  4. 4.

    A nodule of ironstone containing fossil remains.

    英国 方言
  5. 5.

    Ellipsis of cathead biscuit (“a large fluffy biscuit, typically served with gravy”).

    美国
v.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of cat (“to hoist (an anchor) so that it hangs at the cathead (noun sense 1.1)”)

    及物 航海 交通

相关短语

cathead biscuit cathead biscuits

词源

The noun is derived from cat + head. Sense 1.1 (“heavy piece of timber projecting from a ship on which an anchor is raised or lowered, and secured”) is from the fact that such a timber traditionally had a cat or lion’s head carved on its end. Sense 4 (“ellipsis of cathead biscuit”) is apparently from the fact that the biscuit is similar in size to a cat’s head. The verb is derived from the noun.

来源：wiktionary