sheepshank

n. 羊小腿, 缩结

发音

UK /ˈʃiːpʃæŋk/
US /ˈʃipˌʃæŋk/

词形变化

sheepshanks 复数 sheepshanks sheepshanked sheepshanking sheepshanks 三单 sheepshanking 现在分词 sheepshanked 过去式 sheepshanked 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A type of knot which is useful for shortening a rope or taking up slack without cutting it.

    航海 交通
v.
  1. 1.

    To shorten (a rope) using a sheepshank knot.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

knot

词源

Originally sheepshank knot or sheepshanks knot, from sheep + shank (“part of the leg between the knee and ankle”); the connection between the knot and a sheep’s leg is unclear.

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