sprit
IPA/sprɪt/
IPA/sprɪt/
sprit — 名詞
- spritsingular
- spritsplural
1. A pole on a sailing boat that runs diagonally from the mast to the top outer cor
1.名詞
釋義
斜撐帆杆
帆船上從桅杆斜向撐開帆面的長杆
A pole on a sailing boat that runs diagonally from the mast to the top outer corner of a four-sided sail, keeping the sail spread open to catch the wind.
例句
Hao tightened the sprit with a rope before the wind picked up.
Hao 在起風前用繩索拉緊了斜撐帆杆。
collocation: tighten the sprit
The old wooden sprit snapped in half during the sudden squall.
那根老舊的木製斜撐帆杆在突如其來的暴風中斷成兩截。
sprit + verb: snap / break under force
Valentina pointed to the sprit and asked the skipper what it was called.
Valentina 指著斜撐帆杆，問船長那叫什麼名稱。
Without a working sprit, the sail hung loose and the boat slowed down.
沒有可用的斜撐帆杆，船帆鬆垂，船速也慢了下來。
Asher watched the long sprit swing across the deck as the boat turned.
Asher 看著長長的斜撐帆杆在船隻轉彎時掃過甲板。
常見錯誤
❌The bowsprit holds the sail up from the mast.
✅The sprit holds the sail up from the mast.
💡A bowsprit extends forward from the front of the boat, not upward from the mast.