| 单词 | dhow |
| 释义 | dhow noun[C] uk/daʊ/us/daʊ/asailingboatwith along,thinhull(=body)and one or twomasts(=postsforsails), usedmostlyineasternArabia,easternAfrica, andsouthernAsia （多见于阿拉伯半岛东部、非洲东部和亚洲南部的）独桅（或双桅）帆船 Dorling Kindersley/GettyImages Boats & sailing craft
Examplesofdhowdhow Colonial officials regularly and wrongly predicted the imminent demise of thedhow. From theCambridge English Corpus Again, photographs and drawings successfully convey the intricate skill needed to produce such dhows. From theCambridge English Corpus In addition to photographs, the book includes detailed line drawings that help illustrate and clarify the more complicated aspects ofdhowbuilding. From theCambridge English Corpus The book includes a fascinating appendix on the economics ofdhowbuilding, with tables that compare the costs of building a medium-size dhow in 1937 and 1987. From theCambridge English Corpus Chapter 7 is dedicated todhowconstruction. From theCambridge English Corpus He also lists the various types of imported timber used to build particular dhows and reveals whether such timber is still available today (in most cases, it is not). From theCambridge English Corpus It is an easy business for the dhows. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Several dhows were examined and their papers were found in order. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Only last week there was an attack on the coast between an armeddhowof our own and adhowengaged in running arms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 When they are in the dhows, and upon the sea. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That can only be done by stopping dhows and examining them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those dhows very often fly the flags of various countries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Dhows have to be stopped, they have to be boarded, they have to be examined and, if guilty, they have to be towed into port. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is what a flying boat cannot do, without risk of grave damage or destruction, or being rendered useless by the clumsy handling of thedhow—on purpose. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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