"masts" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 桅杆

Definition

船上用來支撐風帆的高大直桿，也可指支撐天線或旗幟的大桿子。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬正式或技術詞語，多用於航海或船隻領域，也可指天線柱、旗桿等大型直桿。勿與“質量（mass）”混淆。

Examples

The ship had three tall masts.

這艘船有三根高高的**桅杆**。

The sails hung from the masts.

風帆掛在**桅杆**上。

Many birds rested on the masts of the boat.

許多鳥停在船的**桅杆**上休息。

Lightning struck one of the masts during the storm last night.

昨晚暴風雨中有一道閃電擊中了其中一根**桅杆**。

From a distance, the masts looked like a forest of tall trees at the harbor.

遠處看，港口的**桅杆**像一片高大的樹林。

Most modern ships don't use masts for sails anymore, but for antennas and radars.

大多數現代船隻不再利用**桅杆**來掛帆，而是安裝天線和雷達。