| 释义 |
take in sail furl the sail or sails of a vessel 收帆。 take in sail1.收帆减速：As the wind grew stronger and stronger，our captain gave order to take in sail so as to keep our ship in security.由于风越刮越大，所以我们船长下令收帆减速以确保我们船只安全。2.减少活动;减低雄心;收敛气焰：That ambitious young man has ever aimed high and wanted to accomplish a great cause in his life，but，as he meets one obslacle after another，he has to take in sail.那位雄心勃勃的青年曾经胸怀大志，想在一生中做一番大事业，然而，由于遭到一个又一个障碍，他不得不收敛雄心。 |