luff
英
美
n. 船首弯曲部；逆风航行；纵帆前缘; （英）勒夫；（德）卢夫
v. 将船首朝上风; 转船首迎风行驶；驶出上风
现在分词：luffing 过去式：luffed 第三人称单数：luffs 过去分词：luffed
COCA.45389
英英释义
noun
- the act of sailing close to the wind
- (nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast
verb
- flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides
- the sails luffed
- sail close to the wind