| 单词 | three-decker |
| 例句 | He drops us off at the Grey Island Inn, a long rectangular three-decker with a view of the ship docks and the Jersey shoreline. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “A Hero” is as anxious and swift as a thriller, with the density and observational acuity of a 19th-century three-decker. ‘A Hero’ Review: Debts No Honest Man Can Pay 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z A film becomes something else, but a series is like … do you know what a Victorian three-decker novel is? Paul and Justin Theroux on Eccentric Patriarchs and ‘The Mosquito Coast’ 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z You can almost smell the weariness and desperation rising off of the tar that Micky, in his day job as a road paver, spreads on streets lined with sagging three-decker houses and faded storefronts. | 'The Fighter': Guys, Kiss Mom and Come Out Fighting 2010-12-09T22:56:00Z The ferry left Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, on Thursday and was traveling along the Sugandha River near the town of Jhalakathi when the blaze overtook the three-decker boat. World Digest: Dec. 24, 2021 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z Yet the family was somehow able to buy one of Worcester’s three-decker buildings, which must have felt like a miraculous accomplishment for folks who arrived with nothing a few years earlier. What Happened to Worcester? 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z But so it is; the cockboat may be more to a man than was once the three-decker. Barrington Volume II (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:32.490Z Not a three-decker of the Channel fleet was readier for a broadside than herself. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z Patagonian was built as a three-decker, at a cost of £120,000, when it was discovered that she could not sail. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z And I suppose, Commander Glover, if we confirm you in your rank and command, you will go forth and appear next time with a French three-decker in tow. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z The pulpit and reading-desk were part of what used to be called a “three-decker” with a second reading-desk for the clerk. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z Several old ships of the line, which the English use as hospitals and coal dep�ts, filled the background, among which was the Royal Charlotte, 130 guns, the first three-decker that has passed the Equator. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z The pulpit itself was hexagonal and a three-decker affair. Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth Century 2011-09-03T02:00:17.897Z The parts of a three-decker were pictured, and the instruments of navigation were explained with illustrations. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z The largest three-decker can now ride in its harbor with perfect safety. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z The Parson, in his three-decker, wondered whether a discreet hint would serve to tone down the zeal of this militant Christian, who positively wallowed in the slaughters and comminations of the Old Testament. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z A three-decker carries three tons of ore or twenty-seven men at a time. The Comstock Club 2011-05-18T02:00:16.367Z There, far away in the mist-laden distance, a graceful three-decker, with sails unfurled, was distinctly visible in the glow of the setting sun. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z So it was, Heffernan," said the Knight, laughing, "some five-and-twenty years ago; but this shattered wreck has little remains of the old three-decker. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z This was an armed launch, which, shooting out from beneath the shadow of a three-decker, swept across the bay with muffled oars. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z Opposite to this, across the chancel, stands a three-decker pulpit of seventeenth-century woodwork, with a fine hexagonal canopy. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z The fishermen's boats were all standing out from shore,—a tiny fleet, whose hardy crews had done no discredit to the proudest three-decker. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z This spoon is the Duke of Wellington, three-decker, leading the van. Mr. Punch's After-Dinner Stories Many perished seeking for riches in the middle of the flames; these, with those who fell in the battle, were 800 English and Dutch; 500 were wounded, and one English three-decker was burnt. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day I just remember that he had a neck like a three-decker, and a voice like a peahen's. My First Book: the experiences of Walter Besant, James Payn, W. Clark Russell, Grant Allen, Hall Caine, George R. Sims, Rudyard Kipling, A. Conan Doyle, M.E. Braddon, F.W. Robinson, H. Rider Haggard, R.M. Ballantyne, I. Zangwill, Morley Roberts, David Christie Murray, Marie Corelli, Jerome K. Jerome, John Strange Winter, Bret Harte, "Q.", Robert Buchanan, Robert Louis Stevenson, with an introduction by Jerome K. Jerome. She was the first three-decker in the Royal Navy, but as she proved somewhat crank, she was cut down to a two-decker in the year 1652. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships In less than a quarter of an hour they passed close under the bows of a splendid three-decker, a seventy-gun ship. Mopsa the Fairy And so the "Stocmar" three-decker struck her flag, and the ensign of the fast frigate floated from her masthead! One Of Them Every steam vessel plying Chautauqua waters marched in line, led by the old three-decker Jamestown all hung with Chinese lanterns, and making the sky brilliant with fireworks. The Story of Chautauqua To them the company of a full three-decker could not but be welcome. The Tower of Dago There was a large frigate, that, with studding-sails set, stood boldly up the bay, followed by a dismasted three-decker, at whose mizzen floated the ensign of England over the French tricolour. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune It is no marvel if a proud three-decker sail round the globe; but very different is our astonishment if a cockboat come safely from the China Seas, or brave the stormy passage round the Cape. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day The peasantry had lighted a fire on this rock, and the vessel, a three-decker, decoyed by the signal, held on her course, in shore, and was lost. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago "Yes, sir, I was paid off from a merchantman in Orleans, and took passage in one of them smokers, bigger than a three-decker." Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia The three-decker lying out there is my vessel the St. Thomas. The Tower of Dago "Very true; but remember that the stout three-decker that never struck to an enemy has crumbled to ruin beneath the dry rot," said D'Esmonde, with a savage energy of manner. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life We looked, and there saw a great vessel looming, as large as a three-decker, coming down towards us with close-reefed topsails, but going through the water like a swordfish. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II And the reader now understands how the novel comes to be cut down from a three-decker to a two-decker; and upon what argument I pretend to have produced a 'silk purse.' Walladmor: And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. There was a large frigate, that, with studding-sails set, stood boldly up the bay, followed by a dismasted three-decker, at whose mizen floated the ensign of England over the French "tri-color." Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. Six hundred of them have I destroyed already, and your proud three-decker will be the first of the seventh hundred. The Tower of Dago "Besides," said Mr. Cornhill, "she carries a steel ram forward, as sharp as a razor; if the Forward, going at full speed, should run into a three-decker, she would cut her in two." The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras One of these, strongly resembling a three-decker, had three guns on board, all of whom stood upright throughout the action. Wild Ducks How to Rear and Shoot Them The pews are square and high, the pulpit is a three-decker, the paint is that peculiar yellow dun which belongs to Georgian and early Victorian æsthetics. Highways and Byways in Surrey I think you may trust me to take care of this three-decker of yours. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure I also went to luncheon on board the flagship "Victoria," a three-decker, which put me in mind of olden times. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville After she cleared us another Spanish three-decker drifted nearly on board of us. A Sailor of King George Then there was a great deal of hewing and sawing, and at last the three-decker was built. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Among their ships we saw also a three-decker, whose main topmast fell by the board. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II On September 14th, 1855, Tucker received his commission as a Commander, and at the same time was ordered to command the Pennsylvania, an old three-decker ship-of-the-line which was in commission as receiving-ship at Norfolk. Life of Rear Admiral John Randolph Tucker There was a great hewing and sawing, and a three-decker was built. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales "See," cried Nelson, as the Royal Sovereign cut through the centre of the enemy's line, and muzzle to muzzle engaged a three-decker, "see how that noble fellow Collingwood carries his ships into action." Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History A three-decker, the San Josef, wishing, I believe, to rescue the ship, got on board of her, and gave Commodore Nelson an opportunity of also hauling down her colours. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I Next below, is the middle deck of a three-decker, or lower of a two-decker, succeeded by lower deck and the orlop-deck, which carries no guns. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. A small craft you will style her; but at that time, in my eyes, she was as grand as a three-decker. The Boy Tar A fine three-decker launched at Chatham was named the "Loyal London," in compliment to the exertions of the City, and work was pushed on so rapidly that she was soon ready for commission. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima Hulls, too, have improved far beyond those of the old three-decker age, beyond even the best of the Vikings'. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways The action was general, and kept up on both sides with perseverance and vigour, when the enemy's fire began to slacken, and the three-decker was discovered to be on fire. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I Thus, although a vessel termed a three-decker was rated 120 guns, the fact stood thus:— Guns. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The St. Lawrence, a 112-gun three-decker completed at Kingston in 1814, was at the time the largest man-of-war in the world. A History of Sea Power The great three-decker battleships, the smart sailing frigates, were the main strength of navies. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima The wharves along its front were crowded with shipping of all sorts; amongst which we could observe the huge American three-decker river steamers, Clyde-built clippers, brigs, schooners, and a multitude of smaller craft. A Boy's Voyage Round the World Some of us have given up the old “three-decker” style of preaching, feeling that it is as useless as last year’s almanack. Broken Bread from an Evangelist's Wallet A house could hardly have served us better; and as for room there was enough to have accommodated the crew of a three-decker. Ran Away to Sea A sailor of the Armada would soon have felt at home in a three-decker of 1815. A History of Sea Power Rodney, with his flag flying in a tall three-decker, the "Formidable," of 98 guns, was in the centre. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima Notwithstanding this immense disparity, Nelson was not the man to shrink from the contest, though the Spaniard was ably supported by her two seconds ahead and astern, each of which was a three-decker. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 Instantly men were sent aloft to cut clear, but before this could be accomplished a perfect storm of shot and shell was sent into them from the towering sides of the three-decker. The Battle and the Breeze A three-decker, classed according to law as a seventy-four, almost ready to be sent off the stocks—a noble ship. Impressions of America During the years 1833, 1834 and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume I. The first three-decker in the English navy was launched in the year of Blake's death, 1657. A History of Sea Power "Yes," said the quartermaster, "and it is furnished with a steel cutter as sharp as a razor and capable of cutting a three-decker in two if the Forward were thrown across her at top speed." The English at the North Pole Part I of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras She was, and continued to be, the finest three-decker in the service. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 Three of the French ships carried eighty-eight guns, and one, L’Orient, was a monster three-decker with 120 guns. The Battle and the Breeze Just as Blondin might run along the rigging of a three-decker, and pretend that his agility entitled him to command a squadron! Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General Even the cook received a little instruction in his art, and estranged the affections of all hands by a "three-decker," made under Ben's personal supervision. A Master Of Craft Its duty is, like that of any three-decker, to guard the merchant service from a dangerous foe. The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands A flat in a three-decker may be obtained at a moderate rental, but such houses are usually poorly built, of the flimsiest inflammable material, and they, too, lack privacy and modern conveniences. Society Its Origin and Development What an awful sight it must have been to behold the blowing up of the L’Orient French three-decker, with upwards of a thousand men on board! Poor Jack He then proceeded to get the vessel under weigh, with more noise and fuss than is to be heard when the proudest three-decker in the English navy expands her lofty canvass to the gale. Newton Forster The Merchant Service On seeing the approach of a three-decker, they again hauled their wind. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor “Heave ahead, Jim!” said I impatiently; “you are as long as a three-decker in getting under way!” Tom Finch's Monkey and How he Dined with the Admiral And now you had better run away and turn yourself over to your three-decker.” A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron What craft can sail those perilous seas like the book that has been called a great three-decker to carry tired people to Islands of the Blest? The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales Twelve of two decks, besides one three-decker, and beating us in frigates. The Two Admirals Here was a magnificent three-decker battleship, complete from pennant to bowsprit, every rope in its place, and the brass muzzles of its gun protruded for action. My New Curate Perhaps the only word that jars is “English three-decker”―but the language apparently afforded De Quincey no substitute which would make his meaning clear. The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language Word-Study and Composition & Rhetoric At this moment the Excellent, under Collingwood, swept into the storm of battle that raged round the Captain, and poured three tremendous broadsides into the Spanish three-decker the Salvador del Mundo that practically disabled her. Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes The Hawk swung quietly at anchor and to him she seemed the very finest ship that had ever sailed on any sea from the day of the galley to the day of the three-decker. The Sun Of Quebec A Story of a Great Crisis "It's twice the size of a three-decker, anyway," said his friend, and together they stood and contemplated the building. News from the Duchy The Culloden's course led so direct upon a Spanish three-decker, that the first lieutenant reported a collision imminent. Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy The Boyne, Captain Burlton, a small three-decker, sister ship to the Victory, was considerably in advance of the fleet. The Life of Admiral Viscount Exmouth As it swept through the gap, the Spanish vice-admiral, in the Principe de Asturias, a great three-decker of 112 guns, tried the daring feat of breaking through the British line to join the severed squadron. Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes Now a squadron of men-of-war: not the hideous, shapeless ironclad of to-day, but the traditional three-decker, with its tiers of snarling teeth and its beauty of white-bellying canvas and majestic spar. The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood The "San Josef" being considered too heavy a ship for the Baltic service, Nelson's flag was shifted on the 12th of February to the "St. George," a three-decker of lighter draft. The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain Parties were stationed at the hatchways of the "San Nicolas" to control the enemy and keep them below decks, and then the boarders charged again for the Spanish three-decker. The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain The enemy are also ready, sixteen sail, a three-decker of 140 guns launched Christmas Day. The Life of Admiral Viscount Exmouth Many of the Superb's shots had struck the second and more distant three-decker. Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes The three-decker with which he was before engaged having fallen aboard her second, that ship, of eighty-four guns, became now the commodore's opponent. The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 1 This evidently suggests the idea that one three-decker was better than two seventy-fours, conditions being similar. The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain There was no 90-gun ship among them—no three-decker; but there were two of 80 guns, of which also the British had none. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence Soon afterwards, he encountered a convoy of ships bearing arms and munitions to Wellington's army, under the care of a great three-decker. American Men of Action Keats, unseen and unsuspected, edged down with his solitary seventy-four, her heaviest guns only 18-pounders, on the quarter of the nearest three-decker. Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes The two alternatives that presented themselves to his unshaken mind, were to quit the prize, or instantly board the three-decker. The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 1 Tired to the point of stupefaction, Roy promised himself he would sleep the clock round; eat a three-decker Anglo-Indian breakfast, and thereafter be his own man again. Far to Seek A Romance of England and India Meanwhile I explained my intentions to Dolly, saying in great glee: "His deafness is his defence: the old three-decker may bang away at him; he is IRON-CLAD!" Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature In Ross's squadron were one three-decker and two eighties. Some Principles of Maritime Strategy But the actual popularity of "the old three-decker" continued for quite two generations, if not more, and was unmistakable. The English Novel The old oak pews were still in use, as were the galleries and the old "three-decker" pulpits, with sounding-boards overhead. From John O'Groats to Land's End What an awful sight it must have been to behold the blowing up of the 'L'Orient' French three-decker, with upward of a thousand men on board! Poor Jack Mrs. Penfold—steeped in long years of three-decker fiction—sat entranced. The Mating of Lydia Speaking of wind-jammers, I remember"—the bosun had rushed past him like a charging elephant—"hearing my old grandfather tell of seeing a three-decker manoeuvring once. Wide Courses At what time the famous "three-decker" was consecrated as the regular novel line-of-battle-ship I have not been able to determine exactly to my own satisfaction. The English Novel Still, that was the arrangement of the three-decker pulpit so common in the churches of a hundred years ago—the clerk below, the parson above. From John O'Groats to Land's End Yet, like a mighty three-decker, towing argosies by scores, I tremble, gasp, and strain in my flight, and fain would cast off the cables that hamper. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II A vice-admiral, in a three-decker, led them, and was reaching up to the Victory just as she had come up to tack in her station. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844 There was a three-decker, and the clerk from his desk led the singing of the congregation, which he faced. The Parish Clerk He then proceeded to get the vessel under weigh, with more noise and fuss than is to be heard when the proudest three-decker in the English navy expands her lofty canvas to the gale. Newton Forster The ship we now saw was in reality the Prince of Wales, also a three-decker, and the largest and last built of "England's wooden walls," carrying 128 guns. From John O'Groats to Land's End It was, in fact, the direct progenitor of the old three-decker which some people still alive can well remember. Elizabethan Sea Dogs At the Nile one of our fifties laid the Orient, a three-decker, athwart-hawse, and did her lots of injury. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet Between these benches and the altar, completely hiding the altar from the congregation, stood a huge "three-decker." The Parish Clerk Alas! the axle of the off hind wheel had snapped, and the wheel itself was hopelessly lying in the thick white dust, and our landau looked like an ancient three-decker in a squall. A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil Down in Devonshire where I belong, there was a fellow who built a house near Teignmouth which had as many windows as a three-decker has ports. An Outcast of the Islands The galleon did the same work as the old three-decker of Nelson's time or the battleship of to-day. Elizabethan Sea Dogs Think of naming a three-decker the 'Without Breeches'! The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet There are several paintings by English artists which represent the old-fashioned clerk in all his glory in his throne in the lowest seat of the "three-decker." The Parish Clerk In endless English comfort by county-folk caressed, I left the old three-decker at the Islands of the Blest! Verses 1889-1896 Taking both contests down to the end of the Trafalgar year, the following table will show how great was the development of the line-of-battle-ship class below the three-decker and above the 64-gun ship. Sea-Power and Other Studies Had she been a three-decker, this ice would have treated her in the same way. The Sea Lions The Lost Sealers Away with falsehood and swagger and superciliousness; why, the three-decker is not built that would hold you with all this luggage. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 For many years Betty sat in the lowest compartment of the three-decker pulpit, reading the lessons and leading the responses, and, with the exception of ringing the church bell, fulfilling all the duties of clerk. The Parish Clerk I had gone to Quebec to start the thing in the atmosphere where Charley Steele belonged, and there it was borne in upon me that it must be a three-decker novel, not a novelette. The Right of Way — Complete By way of response, the admiral gave a very pretty afternoon party on board his three-decker, the Ocean, and I a ball on board the Belle-Poule. Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville Serve your apprenticeship in the Lord's three-decker; then to command what you may.' The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Complete A French three-decker of the old type, moored higher up, serves as an hospital. The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither There is a pompous beadle with his flowing wig and a mace in an adjoining pew, and some members of the congregation appear at the foot of the "three-decker," and in the gallery. The Parish Clerk So long ago as 1780 a three-decker man-of-war went ashore there in a furious winter gale, and, with one exception, every living soul on board of her, to the number of seven hundred, was drowned. Beatrice "By the Lord, the fellow is right!" muttered Cap; "there they are, sure enough, and eating their grub as quietly as if they were in the cabin of a three-decker." Pathfinder; or, the inland sea At the east end of the nave, in the days of the loft, stood a kind of triple pulpit, commonly called a three-decker. The Parish Clerk The last of the long line of parish clerks who occupied the bottom desk of the fine old Jacobean three-decker was Thomas Parkes. The Parish Clerk The church was aisleless, and the middle passage, with high pews on each side, led up to the chancel-arch, in which was a "three-decker," fifteen feet high. The Parish Clerk Then the hideous Georgian "three-decker" reared its monstrous form, blocking out the sight of the sanctuary; immense pews like cattle-pens filled the nave. The Parish Clerk Yet again does the poet allude to the occupant of the lowest tier of the great "three-decker," when he in the opening lines of The Sofa depicts the various seekers after sleep. The Parish Clerk |
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