1.
The captain ordered his men to shorten sail.
船长命令船员缩帆。
2.
a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure.
用不正当的方法编出的缩帆结，并不安全。
3.
Black reefs scatter over the bay, appear indistinctly as the tide waves leap.
黑色的缩帆散开过海湾，当潮流波浪跳跃时，不明显地出现。
4.
roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area.
为了缩小帆的面积，卷起（帆的一部分）。
5.
Some of the sails were again hoisted, and the speed of the boat was very good.
船主命令重新装起大帆，并将帆面缩到最小限度。
6.
When a strong wind blows up, the sails have to be reefed in to prevent the boat from capsizing.
刮强风时，要收缩船帆，以防翻船。
7.
The levetor veli palatini muscle elevates the soft palate, the muscle uvulae bunches the soft palate, and the tensor veli palatini tenses and shortens the palate.
颚帆提肌使软颚上升，悬雍垂肌使软颚成串，颚帆张肌拉紧也使软颚缩短。
8.
A narrow bed, especially one made of canvas on a collapsible frame.
小床一种窄的床，尤指用帆布在具伸缩性框架上制成的
9.
studding sail
【航海】补助帆, 翼帆
10.
a sailing club, dinghy
帆船俱乐部、 帆船.
11.
A sailing ship, such as a schooner, with a fore-and-aft rig.
纵帆船有纵帆装置的帆船，例如纵帆船
12.
To cause(a sail)to swell.
张满（帆）使（船帆）鼓胀
13.
The sails filled out as the breeze caught them.
帆船在风中鼓满了帆。
14.
The after edge of a fore-and-aft sail.
纵帆的后帆缘，后缘
15.
barque schooner
后桅纵帆式之三桅帆船
16.
a sail extended by a sprit.
用斜撑帆杆支撑的帆。
17.
The upper after corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
帆顶纵帆角的后上部
18.
the fore-and-aft rig of a schooner
纵帆船的纵向帆装.