"whipstaff" 怎么发音
word
ˈwɪpˌstæf
WIP-staf
ˈwɪpˌstɑːf
WIP-stahf
释义
A whipstaff is a wooden rod used on old sailing ships to steer the vessel by moving the tiller, before the invention of the ship’s wheel.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈwɪpˌstæf
英式英语
ˈwɪpˌstɑːf
简化发音
美式
WIP-staf
英式
WIP-stahf
语境中听
The sailor used the whipstaff to steer the ship.
A whipstaff is made of strong wood.
Old ships often had a whipstaff instead of a wheel.
Without a whipstaff, steering those large galleons was nearly impossible.