reef
US: /ˈɹif/
UK: /ɹˈiːf/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
reef /ri:f/- danh từ
- đá ngầm
- (địa lý,địa chất) vỉa quặng vàng; mạch quặng
- danh từ
- (hàng hải) mép buồm
- to take in a reef: xếp (cuốn) mép buồm lại; (nghĩa bóng) hành động thận trọng
- to let out a reef: tháo (cởi) mép buồm
- (hàng hải) mép buồm
- ngoại động từ
- cuốn mép (buồm) lại
- thu ngắn (cột buồm...)
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
1 a long line of rocks or sand near the surface of the sea: a coral reef + the Great Barrier Reef
2 a part of a sail that can be tied or rolled up to make the sail smaller in a strong wind
+ verb [VN] (technical) to make a sail smaller by tying or rolling up part of it: They set sail with the sails reefed against the strong winds.
Concise dictionary
reefs|reefed|reefingrɪːfnoun
+a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
+a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese
verb
+lower and bring partially inboard
+roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area
+reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef
