英语词汇“press of canvas”造句的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

Directly the wind was with us, and we were bowling along under a press of canvas. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z

She was a slow tub—good for eight or eight and a half knots in smooth water, but under the press of canvas she drove across New Gulf at more than ten. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z

As it was, I must attempt to remedy the deficiency by press of canvas at the risk of a capsize. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z

Carrying the press of canvas she was then under, the Macedonian was making not far from thirteen or fourteen knots, and almost directly before the wind. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z

Wind and tide both favouring, the cutter was running under a press of canvas that brought her gunwale to the water's edge once more for Penruthyn Priory. The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 2011-03-04T03:01:04.443Z

"She 's too light in the water, if anything," said Harcourt, as the boat bounded buoyantly under the increased press of canvas. The Fortunes Of Glencore

Don't I wish that yacht was in flames, and we were on board the Sweepstakes, standing down the harbor under a full press of canvas? No Moss The Career of a Rolling Stone

The craft lay over, too, and seemed as if under a press of canvas. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience

The yacht started off under a press of canvas, and the old gentleman set off at a trot round the edge, to meet it. Captain Macedoine's Daughter

Under a press of canvas we put her head to the norrard, and soon left the Horn and the 'Roaring Forties' astern. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea

"Well, we can get a press of canvas on her," I suggested. Hurricane Island

In five minutes more the deck of the Storm King had been cleared of the sailors, her anchor slipped, and she was standing down the harbor under a full press of canvas. No Moss The Career of a Rolling Stone

The sloop had sprung a leak, and was straining, as if for life and death, under a press of canvas. The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland

Instead, under a press of canvas, she kept directly on her course. The Ocean Wireless Boys And The Naval Code

It generally happens when a ship is carrying a press of canvas with the wind on the quarter, and a good deal of after-sail set. 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.

As if understanding the necessity for haste the vessel leaned far over under the press of canvas and sprang forward with increased speed. Boy Scouts in the North Sea The Mystery of a Sub

He finds his new college acquaintance sailing under press of canvas, over the sea of extravagance. The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy

The Deal men shoot at her under press of canvas, haul down sail, and lay their boat in the same direction as the flying steamship, which often never slackens her speed the least bit. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands

The view of the ship under press of canvas from the mizen-top is very grand; and the phosphorescence in our wake, billow upon billow of light shining foam, seemed more brilliant than ever. A Boy's Voyage Round the World

To carry an extraordinary press of canvas on a ship, as in pursuit of, or flight from, an enemy, &c. 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.

She was not, as yet, under any great press of canvas, for her commander may not have32 imagined that any merchant vessel would try to get away from him. Ahead of the Army

About two miles to leeward of us, just off our larboard bow, I saw a large ship running under a press of canvas. Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication

Just at this moment, under press of canvas, the foam flying from her blue bows, at full speed came the Deal lifeboat, too late to avert the disaster they had witnessed. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands

But, to my exceeding surprise, we were heading to the westward, and, hull-down about ten miles distant, was another craft dead ahead of us, also carrying a press of canvas. The Pirate Slaver A Story of the West African Coast

As they sailed on, under a press of canvas, westward, the mast-heads were crowded by officers and men, eagerly looking out to ascertain if the supposed mountain barrier lay across their course. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold

Captain Ward, on perceiving the intention, put on a press of canvas, and endeavoured to frustrate the enemy’s design. The Battle and the Breeze

He had no easy work either, for, with the immense press of canvas she had on her and the strong breeze, it was with difficulty he could keep her on her course. True Blue

The stranger, as we got nearer, was seen carrying a press of canvas, as we fancied, to get away from us. The Loss of the Royal George

The stranger was seen to be carrying a press of canvas, and apparently steering for Cherbourg. From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure

For another two hours or more the same press of canvas was kept on her. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War

Two hours later the schooner, which I had rechristened the Sword Fish, was outside the Pallisades, working her way to the eastward under as heavy a press of canvas as I dared pile upon her. The Log of a Privateersman

The angle of the deck was considerable, but owing to the flat bilge of the whaler's bottom, not greater than the inclination of the deck of a ship under a heavy press of canvas. The Honour of the Flag

She ran on a cable's length, spun on her heel and slipped away down the sound, a long lean craft, leaping like a live thing under her press of canvas. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 8, 1920

The Adams still carried a heavy press of canvas, though black specks of men could be seen on the yards shortening the loftier sails. Ralph Granger's Fortunes

This meant that much greater power, press of canvas, was needed to force them through the water, and that they had to be sent frequently into port to be cleaned. Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy

Our thoughts go back to the beginning of it, the hour when, as we were sailing prosperously under press of canvas, the blast struck us suddenly out of a sunny sky. Uppingham by the Sea a Narrative of the Year at Borth

A little astern of us, on our port quarter, a vessel under a press of canvas seemed to stand still; looming up like an immense pale ghost. Romance

Carrying a smart press of canvas, the Badger, which was one of the fastest vessels employed in the Revenue, came up rapidly. King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855

Did you ever see a dandy under a full press of canvas, as the sailors say, showing himself off on one of the principal streets of a city—on Broadway, for instance, in New York? Wreaths of Friendship A Gift for the Young

Not so! for here comes a great warship out of the East under a press of canvas. Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) Wonders of Earth, Sea and Sky

The wind was strong NNW.; the French fleet were carrying a heavy press of canvas and steering SSW. Drake, Nelson and Napoleon

The season was far advanced, and the captain was carrying a press of canvas which made her plunge along at the rate of at least twelve knots an hour. Windjammers and Sea Tramps

As soon as the admiral understood that our men were advising him to pass on, and that the enemy's almiranta was fleeing under a press of canvas, he bore away in pursuit of it. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 11 of 55 1599-1602 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century

Soon the new chase became clearly discernible from the quarter-deck, when she proved to be a large ship running to the northward and eastward under a press of canvas. The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter

The ship was sailing gloriously under a press of canvas. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, January 24, 1891

Many a man runs headlong to his own destruction, and many a ship steers for a reef under a press of canvas. The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas

"And yet, Earing, with all this press of canvas, by the compass we have not left her a foot." The Red Rover

It was blowing stiffly," he writes, "and we were carrying a press of canvas to get north out of the bad weather. Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature

As for the sloop, she is standing out under a press of canvas, and we are standing from her, in nearly a straight line, in like circumstances. Homeward Bound or, the Chase

But hark! the boom of a single gun seaward directs the attention of every one to a small armed vessel staggering up the sound under a press of canvas. Ten Great Events in History

Then the boat pushed off silently, sail was hoisted, and a course was set down channel, under a press of canvas. Jim Davis

The stranger approached very rapidly, carrying a press of canvas, and "lying over" to it in fine style. Sustained honor The Age of Liberty Established

"A large square-rigged vessel," he said, "under a heavy press of canvas," and resumed his walk on the deck. Nature and Human Nature

All night the ship flew like a frightened bird towards her port, under such a press of canvas as Captain May would not have dared carry had not the necessity for speed been so great. Wakulla: a story of adventure in Florida

He was in the Old Straits of Bahama when a fast schooner came up astern, showing Spanish colors and carrying a tremendous press of canvas. The Old Merchant Marine; A chronicle of American ships and sailors

Fortunately, Will Halley was not a man in a hurry, and did not use a press of canvas, or his masts would inevitably have come down. In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant

There was a good breeze blowing, as much, in fact, as we could carry all sail to, the old barky making a tremendous commotion as she blundered along under the unusual press of canvas. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales

The press of canvas she carried made her loom up high, end-on, like a gray column standing motionless directly in our wake. The Mirror of the Sea

At daylight, however, sighting a balancelle ahead under a press of canvas, they had made sail in chase. The Mirror of the Sea

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例句	press of canvas Directly the wind was with us, and we were bowling along under a press of canvas. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z She was a slow tub—good for eight or eight and a half knots in smooth water, but under the press of canvas she drove across New Gulf at more than ten. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z As it was, I must attempt to remedy the deficiency by press of canvas at the risk of a capsize. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z Carrying the press of canvas she was then under, the Macedonian was making not far from thirteen or fourteen knots, and almost directly before the wind. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z Wind and tide both favouring, the cutter was running under a press of canvas that brought her gunwale to the water's edge once more for Penruthyn Priory. The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 2011-03-04T03:01:04.443Z "She 's too light in the water, if anything," said Harcourt, as the boat bounded buoyantly under the increased press of canvas. The Fortunes Of Glencore Don't I wish that yacht was in flames, and we were on board the Sweepstakes, standing down the harbor under a full press of canvas? No Moss The Career of a Rolling Stone The craft lay over, too, and seemed as if under a press of canvas. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience The yacht started off under a press of canvas, and the old gentleman set off at a trot round the edge, to meet it. Captain Macedoine's Daughter Under a press of canvas we put her head to the norrard, and soon left the Horn and the 'Roaring Forties' astern. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea "Well, we can get a press of canvas on her," I suggested. Hurricane Island In five minutes more the deck of the Storm King had been cleared of the sailors, her anchor slipped, and she was standing down the harbor under a full press of canvas. No Moss The Career of a Rolling Stone The sloop had sprung a leak, and was straining, as if for life and death, under a press of canvas. The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland Instead, under a press of canvas, she kept directly on her course. The Ocean Wireless Boys And The Naval Code It generally happens when a ship is carrying a press of canvas with the wind on the quarter, and a good deal of after-sail set. 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. As if understanding the necessity for haste the vessel leaned far over under the press of canvas and sprang forward with increased speed. Boy Scouts in the North Sea The Mystery of a Sub He finds his new college acquaintance sailing under press of canvas, over the sea of extravagance. The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The Deal men shoot at her under press of canvas, haul down sail, and lay their boat in the same direction as the flying steamship, which often never slackens her speed the least bit. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands The view of the ship under press of canvas from the mizen-top is very grand; and the phosphorescence in our wake, billow upon billow of light shining foam, seemed more brilliant than ever. A Boy's Voyage Round the World To carry an extraordinary press of canvas on a ship, as in pursuit of, or flight from, an enemy, &c. 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. She was not, as yet, under any great press of canvas, for her commander may not have32 imagined that any merchant vessel would try to get away from him. Ahead of the Army About two miles to leeward of us, just off our larboard bow, I saw a large ship running under a press of canvas. Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication Just at this moment, under press of canvas, the foam flying from her blue bows, at full speed came the Deal lifeboat, too late to avert the disaster they had witnessed. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands But, to my exceeding surprise, we were heading to the westward, and, hull-down about ten miles distant, was another craft dead ahead of us, also carrying a press of canvas. The Pirate Slaver A Story of the West African Coast As they sailed on, under a press of canvas, westward, the mast-heads were crowded by officers and men, eagerly looking out to ascertain if the supposed mountain barrier lay across their course. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold Captain Ward, on perceiving the intention, put on a press of canvas, and endeavoured to frustrate the enemy’s design. The Battle and the Breeze He had no easy work either, for, with the immense press of canvas she had on her and the strong breeze, it was with difficulty he could keep her on her course. True Blue The stranger, as we got nearer, was seen carrying a press of canvas, as we fancied, to get away from us. The Loss of the Royal George The stranger was seen to be carrying a press of canvas, and apparently steering for Cherbourg. From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure For another two hours or more the same press of canvas was kept on her. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War Two hours later the schooner, which I had rechristened the Sword Fish, was outside the Pallisades, working her way to the eastward under as heavy a press of canvas as I dared pile upon her. The Log of a Privateersman The angle of the deck was considerable, but owing to the flat bilge of the whaler's bottom, not greater than the inclination of the deck of a ship under a heavy press of canvas. The Honour of the Flag She ran on a cable's length, spun on her heel and slipped away down the sound, a long lean craft, leaping like a live thing under her press of canvas. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 8, 1920 The Adams still carried a heavy press of canvas, though black specks of men could be seen on the yards shortening the loftier sails. Ralph Granger's Fortunes This meant that much greater power, press of canvas, was needed to force them through the water, and that they had to be sent frequently into port to be cleaned. Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy Our thoughts go back to the beginning of it, the hour when, as we were sailing prosperously under press of canvas, the blast struck us suddenly out of a sunny sky. Uppingham by the Sea a Narrative of the Year at Borth A little astern of us, on our port quarter, a vessel under a press of canvas seemed to stand still; looming up like an immense pale ghost. Romance Carrying a smart press of canvas, the Badger, which was one of the fastest vessels employed in the Revenue, came up rapidly. King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 Did you ever see a dandy under a full press of canvas, as the sailors say, showing himself off on one of the principal streets of a city—on Broadway, for instance, in New York? Wreaths of Friendship A Gift for the Young Not so! for here comes a great warship out of the East under a press of canvas. Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) Wonders of Earth, Sea and Sky The wind was strong NNW.; the French fleet were carrying a heavy press of canvas and steering SSW. Drake, Nelson and Napoleon The season was far advanced, and the captain was carrying a press of canvas which made her plunge along at the rate of at least twelve knots an hour. Windjammers and Sea Tramps As soon as the admiral understood that our men were advising him to pass on, and that the enemy's almiranta was fleeing under a press of canvas, he bore away in pursuit of it. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 11 of 55 1599-1602 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Soon the new chase became clearly discernible from the quarter-deck, when she proved to be a large ship running to the northward and eastward under a press of canvas. The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter The ship was sailing gloriously under a press of canvas. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, January 24, 1891 Many a man runs headlong to his own destruction, and many a ship steers for a reef under a press of canvas. The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas "And yet, Earing, with all this press of canvas, by the compass we have not left her a foot." The Red Rover It was blowing stiffly," he writes, "and we were carrying a press of canvas to get north out of the bad weather. Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature As for the sloop, she is standing out under a press of canvas, and we are standing from her, in nearly a straight line, in like circumstances. Homeward Bound or, the Chase But hark! the boom of a single gun seaward directs the attention of every one to a small armed vessel staggering up the sound under a press of canvas. Ten Great Events in History Then the boat pushed off silently, sail was hoisted, and a course was set down channel, under a press of canvas. Jim Davis The stranger approached very rapidly, carrying a press of canvas, and "lying over" to it in fine style. Sustained honor The Age of Liberty Established "A large square-rigged vessel," he said, "under a heavy press of canvas," and resumed his walk on the deck. Nature and Human Nature All night the ship flew like a frightened bird towards her port, under such a press of canvas as Captain May would not have dared carry had not the necessity for speed been so great. Wakulla: a story of adventure in Florida He was in the Old Straits of Bahama when a fast schooner came up astern, showing Spanish colors and carrying a tremendous press of canvas. The Old Merchant Marine; A chronicle of American ships and sailors Fortunately, Will Halley was not a man in a hurry, and did not use a press of canvas, or his masts would inevitably have come down. In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant There was a good breeze blowing, as much, in fact, as we could carry all sail to, the old barky making a tremendous commotion as she blundered along under the unusual press of canvas. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales The press of canvas she carried made her loom up high, end-on, like a gray column standing motionless directly in our wake. The Mirror of the Sea At daylight, however, sighting a balancelle ahead under a press of canvas, they had made sail in chase. The Mirror of the Sea
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