Reef
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n. 礁，暗礁;[矿]矿脉;[航]缩帆部，榫帆部;
vt. 收帆，缩帆;
📝 例句
The ship and its crew were lost on the reef.
那条船及船员都触礁遇难了.
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ beef-牛肉,reef-礁石:吃了牛肉就能举起沉重的礁石
※ re-谐音“阿姨”,ef-谐音“姨夫”:阿姨和姨夫在礁石上看风景
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
reef
n part of the top or bottom of a sail that can be rolled or folded to reduce the area exposed to the wind 缩帆部, 叠帆部（帆的顶部或底部可卷起或摺起的部分）. reef, v [Tn]
reduce the area of (a sail) by drawing in a reef or reefs 卷起或摺起（缩帆部）.
reef n ridge of rock, shingle, sand, etc at or near the surface of the sea 礁; 礁脉
The ship was wrecked on a coral reef. 那艘船触珊瑚礁失事.
🔁 扩展释义
*[ri:f]n. 暗礁, 礁, 缩帆vt. 缩(帆)vi. 缩(帆)
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Another rags-to-riches success story. Now you can borrow money from him instead of me.
又一个白手起家，发财致富的成功人物。以后你可以向他借钱，不用找我了。
With time and patience the leaf of the mulberry becomes satin.
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针。
A week before, he had completed a successful overland flight during which he covered twenty-six miles.
一周以前，他曾成功地进行了一次26英里的陆上飞行。