skipjack
/skip-jak/US // ˈskɪpˌdʒæk //UK // (ˈskɪpˌdʒæk) //
鲣鱼,鲣鸟,斗鱼,簸箕式的
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural skip·jack, skip·jacks for 1; skip·jacks for 2, 3.
- : any of various fishes that leap above the surface of the water, as a tuna, Euthynnus pelamis, or the bonito.
- : Entomology. click beetle.
- : Nautical. an American one-masted sailing vessel.
Examples
In the big barn doorway the Skipjack and Willie Ramsey appeared.
Pull the stick right over to stick on the wax, and lay the skipjack, stick downward, on the ground.
Congratulate the Skipjack, with just a hint that he might have looked higher.
The Skipjack proved speedy and they made the run back to the hotel in good time, arriving there before sundown.
But when morning came, it was found that the repairs to the Skipjack would take longer than had been anticipated.
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