
mast
词源
源自古英语mæst,与古诺尔斯语mastr、德语Mast同源,原始日耳曼语词根*mastaz。
noun
❶ 船上的桅杆,用于支撑船帆的高大垂直杆状结构,是帆船的重要组成部分。
“The sailor climbed up the mast to adjust the sails.”
(水手爬上桅杆调整船帆。)
“Strong winds snapped the mast in half during the storm.”
(暴风中强风将桅杆拦腰折断。)
❶ 指无线电或电视发射塔的高耸金属结构,用于支撑天线设备。
“The radio station's transmission mast is 200 meters tall.”
(广播电台的发射塔高达200米。)
“Workers were repairing the damaged TV mast after the storm.”
(工人们正在风暴后维修受损的电视发射塔。)
verb
❶ 为船只安装桅杆,或指树木结果实(古用法)。
“The shipwrights masted the new vessel with sturdy oak.”
(造船工人用坚固橡木为新船安装桅杆。)
“This year the oak trees have masted abundantly.”
(今年橡树果实累累(古用法)。)
常见短语
before the mast — 航海术语,指作为普通水手(区别于军官)在商船或军舰上工作。
“He spent two years before the mast as a young sailor.”
(他年轻时当了两年普通水手。)
nail one's colors to the mast — 习语,表示公开坚定地表明立场或决心,源自航海战斗时不降旗的典故。
“The politician nailed his colors to the mast on the environmental issue.”
(这位政客在环境问题上表明了坚定立场。)