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moonraker noun[ C ] uk /ˈmuːn.reɪ.kər/ us /ˈmuːn.reɪ.kɚ/
moonrakernoun[C] (SAIL) a square sail at the top of a mast(= a tall pole) on a sailing boat, above the skysail(= usually the top sail on a mast): 月帆(一种方形的帆) The moonraker is flown immediately above the skysail on a fully rigged ship.在一艘全帆装船上,月帆就挂在天帆的上面。 A moonraker is square; the equivalent triangular sail is called a skyscraper. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Parts of ships & boats abaft bilge water boathook boiler room bowline cleat escape hatch keel paddle periscope propeller prow rigging spar steerage stem strop sun deck superstructure topsail
moonrakernoun[C] (PERSON) UKinformal a person who comes from the English county of Wiltshire, especially a smuggler(= a person who secretly and illegally brings goods in and out of a place): 英国威尔特郡人(尤指参与走私的人) He came from a family of moonrakers.他的家人很多都是做走私的。 He wrote a book called "Memoirs of a Moonraker". My grandparents would tell me the story of the Wiltshire moonrakers. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Custom, tradition & conformity Americanization anti-classical anti-conventional anti-institutional anti-traditional conventionally costume counter-tradition crowd custom maverick mores multicultural multiculturalism multiculturally traditionalist traditionally ultra-conservatism ultra-conservative ultra-traditional |