loof
更新时间:2026-07-07 08:25:58 栏目: 英语词典
更新时间:2026-07-07 08:25:58 栏目: 英语词典
单词:loof
音标:/luːf/
词性:名词、动词(罕见,主要用于航海语境)
词源:源自荷兰语 loef,意为“迎风的一侧”,后进入中古英语航海术语。
名词
【航海】船的迎风一侧(windward side)。
【方言/少见用法】手掌。
动词(主要为航海用语)
使船只迎风行驶;使船首偏向风的一侧。
中文常见翻译:迎风的一侧;船头转向风;手掌(方言用法)。
国际音标:/luːf/
标准音节划分:loof → 单音节词。
该词在现代英语中极为少见,主要出现在航海古籍、方言或文学作品中。
在日常英语中几乎不用,常见的相关常用词是 aloof(冷漠的,疏远的)。
keep a ship to the loof:使船首迎风航行
bear to the loof:使船只向迎风一侧偏转
hold the loof:保持迎风航行状态
The sailor stood at the loof, steering against the strong wind.
The captain ordered the crew to keep the ship to the loof.
The vessel bore to the loof as the storm grew stronger.
He placed his loof upon the child’s head in blessing.
The loof of the ship was struck by heavy waves.
To avoid collision, they turned the ship toward the loof.
The fisherman held out his loof to show the small catch.
The ship sailed steadily, maintaining her loof against the gale.
Ancient sailors often used the term loof to describe the windward side.
The boy pressed a coin into his father’s loof.
“loof”是一个历史性、专业性很强的词汇,在现代英语中已不常用,主要保留在航海术语和部分方言语境。学习时应注意其与常用词 aloof 的区别。
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