| 词汇 | becalmed |
| 释义 | becalmed adjective uk /bɪˈkɑːmd/ us /bɪˈkɑːmd/ If a ship with sails is becalmed, it cannot move because there is no wind.（帆船因无风）不能前进的 Sailing & boating age of sail aweigh bargee bargeman bear away maritime navigable ocean-going outsail passage portage rafter rafting sail sailing sea legs seafaring seamanship shipboard under sailidiom The course now lay from point to point, in order to avoid being becalmed within the indentations of the coast. The day passed without any change in the positions of the vessels, for they still lay becalmed. They were often becalmed and took months to cross the ocean. We mustn't show more lights than we can help, when becalmed at night so near the land. What if we should be becalmed? Examples of becalmedbecalmed There will be the false dawns to reflect upon and the many times of being becalmed. However, academic sociology has remained somewhat becalmed, one might almost say oblivious to these new currents. Unfortunately, when they are lost, the economy and the country are likely to be becalmed and in a fog of misapprehension and misunderstanding. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Now his career is stuck; he is unhappy, marooned, shell-shocked and becalmed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Like the nineteenth century sailing ship, the deep-sea fleets seem to be becalmed; they are certainly in the doldrums. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Unfortunately, what appears to have happened just now is that the wind has been taken out of the sails of the whole reform which has become becalmed. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English It is not uncommon to see thistles efficiently making their way, while other dinghys of similar design are becalmed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The use of oars or sweeps allowed the xebec to approach vessels who were becalmed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Kingsford says it was either contrary wind or they were becalmed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He did not intend to enter but was becalmed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When a ship was becalmed, mastless, run aground or otherwise unable to move, a ship's boat provided a source of motive power. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The ship was also equipped with a set of 28ft m sweeps to allow her to be rowed forward if becalmed or demasted. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Soon after sailing she was becalmed and carried southwards by a freak seventy-mile-a-day current. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Pollutants and humidity were confined to ground level, and the air was becalmed and devoid of wind. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Sailing ships are sometimes becalmed here for many days waiting for a proper wind. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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