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- a tall upright post, spar, or other structure on a ship or boat, typically one of several and in sailing vessels generally carrying a sail or sails桅杆。
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- a similar structure on land, especially a flagpole or a television or radio transmitter杆状物; 旗杆; 天线杆。
短语
before the mast
- historical serving as an ordinary seaman in a sailing ship (quartered in the forecastle)〈史〉作为普通水手。
nail（或pin）one's colours to the mast
- declare openly and firmly what one believes or favours公布信仰; 表示坚决支持：
they nailed their colours to the mast of youth revolt.
他们公开表示坚决支持青年人的反叛。
派生词
masted
adjective单桅渔船。
词源
Old English mæst, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch mast and German Mast.