"killick" in Chinese (Traditional)
石錨小型錨
Definition
「killick」是一種小型錨,特別指用石頭和木架製成的小船錨。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
「killick」是航海專用詞,現今極為罕見,主要出現在英國、文學或歷史語境中。現今多說「anchor」。勿與其它船用俚語混淆。
Examples
The small boat needed a killick to stay in one place.
小船需要一個**石錨**才能停在同一位置。
They made a killick using a big rock and some rope.
他們用大石頭和繩子做了一個**石錨**。
A killick is often used on fishing boats in shallow water.
在淺水區,捕魚船常用**石錨**。
He tossed the killick overboard to anchor the skiff.
他把**石錨**丟進水裡,把小艇固定住。
Local fishermen make their own killicks from whatever materials are at hand.
當地漁民會就地取材自製**石錨**。
Back then, every kid on the island knew how to tie a killick for their own raft.
那時島上的每個孩子都會為自己的筏子綁一個**石錨**。