gybe
n. 航道的改变 v. (使)改变航道
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词形变化
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释义与例句
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1.
The act of gybing.
A sudden shift of a sail's angle, or a sudden change in the direction that a vessel is sailing in.
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2.
The act of gybing.
A manoeuvre in which the stern of a sailing vessel crosses the wind, typically resulting in the forceful and sudden sweep of the boom from one side of the vessel to the other.
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3.
A sudden change in approach or direction; vacillation.
引申义 -
1.
Alternative spelling of jibe (“taunt”).
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1.
To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a sailing vessel to the other, while sailing before the wind.
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2.
Of a fore-and-aft sail or its boom: to shift, often forcefully and suddenly, from one side of a sailing vessel to the other.
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3.
Generally of a small sailing vessel: to change tack with the wind crossing behind the vessel.
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4.
Often as gybe at: to balk, hesitate, or vacillate when faced with a course of action, plan, or proposal.
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1.
Alternative spelling of jibe (“taunt”).
词汇关系
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词源
Probably from Dutch gijben (obsolete), gijpen; cognate with Danish gibbe, German gieben, giepen, Swedish gipa, gippa. The noun is derived from the verb; compare Dutch gijb (obsolete), gijp (“act of gybing; a boom”).
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