reeve

reeve1
noun
  1. (chiefly historical)a local official, in particular the chief magistrate of a town or district in Anglo-Saxon England
    (主史)(英国盎格鲁萨克逊时期)地方长官
    ■(Canadian)the president of a village or town council
    (加)(村镇议会的)民选议长
语源
  1. Old English rēfa

reeve2
(past and past participle rove reeved)
  1. [with obj.](Nautical)thread (a rope or rod) through a ring or other aperture
    (航海)将线(或绳、棒)穿过环(或孔)
    one end of the new rope was reeved through the chain.
    新绳子的一端从链条中穿过。
    ■fasten (a rope or block) in this way
    把(绳,滑轮)缚紧,绑紧
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: probably from Dutch reven 'reef (a sail') (see reef)

reeve3
noun
  1. a female ruff
    雌流苏鹬。 见ruff (义项4)
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: variant of dialect ree, of unknown origin
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