gaff

gaff1
noun
  1. a stick with a hook, or a barbed spear, for landing large fish
    (捕大鱼用的)手拉鱼钩;手拉鱼叉
  2. (Sailing)a spar to which the head of a fore-and-aft sail is bent
    (航海)桅上斜杆(用于系紧纵帆上缘的帆桅)
verb
  1. [with obj.]seize or impale with a gaff
    用鱼钩钩(鱼);用鱼叉叉(鱼)
语源
  1. Middle English: from Provençal gaf 'hook'; related to gaffe

gaff2
noun
  1. (用于短语 blow the gaff)(Brit. informal)reveal a plot or secret
    (英,非正式)泄露阴谋(或秘密)
语源
  1. early 19th cent.: of unknown origin

gaff3
noun
  1. (Brit. informal)a house, flat, or other building, especially as being a person's home
    (英,非正式)房屋,公寓(或其他建筑物,尤指某人的家)
    Gav's new gaff is in McDonald Road.
    加弗的新家在麦克唐纳路。
语源
  1. 1930s: of unknown origin
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