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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Happiness is a personal choice.
快乐是个人的选择。
I have to raise some issues which may be embarrassing.
我必须提出一些比较尴尬的问题。
The remains of plants and animals that lived on land are much more rarely preserved, for there is seldom anything to cover them over.
曾在陆地上生活过的动植物的遗体被保存下来的更为罕见，因为陆地上几乎没有什么东西覆盖它们。