词汇 | boathook |
释义 | boathook noun[ C ] uk /ˈbəʊt.hʊk/ us /ˈboʊt.hʊk/ a long pole with an iron hook on the end, used to pull a boat towards you, to push a boat away, etc.(一端有钩的)撑篙,船竿 glebchik/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Poles, rods, shafts and sticks bar bargepole baton billy club bollard broomstick cane lightning conductor litter grabber litter pick litter picker maypole pointer shaft stake telephone pole tent pole totem pole trash grabber trash picker You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Parts of ships & boats He reached forward with the boathook, which he took from Jack's hand, and jabbed at the creature, which did not appear to mind the presence of the boys at all, but continued his nosing of the boat. He took a boathook, and planted its point on the beach, in readiness to shove off. Instantly the coxswain caught up his boathook and waved his flag. They pushed and pushed and pushed again, but the only noticeable effect was the bending of the slender pole of the boathook on which Grace and Amy were shoving with all their strength. This man, having laid aside his oars, now stood, boathook in hand, awaiting the inevitable crash. Examples of boathookboathook That is rather like changing the direction of a battleship by giving it a poke with a boathook. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When the boat approaches a ship s side, the bowhook should be in the bow with the boathook, ready to snag the boat line and make it fast. 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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