(亦作poop deck)
- the aftermost and highest deck of a ship, especially in a sailing ship where it typically forms the roof of a cabin in the stern艉楼甲板。
with obj.(一般作be pooped)
- (of a wave) break over the stern of (a ship), sometimes causing it to capsize(浪)冲击(船)尾(有时引起翻船)。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French pupe, from a variant of Latin puppis 'stern'.
with obj.
- N. Amer. informal (一般作be pooped)exhaust〈北美, 非正式〉使筋疲力尽:
I was pooped and just flopped into bed.
我筋疲力尽地倒在了床上。
词源
1930s: of unknown origin.
短语动词
poop out
- stop functioning丧失功能。
词源
1940s: of unknown origin.