Bilge

(noun.) where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom.

(noun.) water accumulated in the bilge of a ship.

(verb.) take in water at the bilge; 'the tanker bilged'.

(verb.) cause to leak; 'the collision bilged the vessel'.

录入:内德

• For the safety and comfort of passengers, the great length reduces the pitching, bilge keels prevent rolling, and the Schlick system of cranks neutralizes vibration in the engine. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• All right then; limpid, salubrious: no gush of bilge water had turned it to fetid puddle. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• If she pitches to wind'ard, and brings the mast against the bilge, it's all Davy Jones for sure! 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.

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