boat hook(名词):船钩/撑篙钩;一种长柄工具,前端带钩(有时也带叉或钝头),用于勾住缆绳、抓住码头/浮标、拉近或推开船只,帮助靠泊与操船。(也常写作 boat-hook)
/ˈboʊt hʊk/
The sailor used a boat hook to pull the boat closer to the dock.
水手用船钩把小船拉近码头。
As the current pushed them off course, she reached out with the boat hook, snagged the mooring line, and steadied the bow without scraping the hull.
当水流把他们推离航向时,她伸出船钩勾住系泊绳,稳住船头而不让船身擦碰。
由 boat(船)+ hook(钩)构成的复合名词,意思直观:“船用的钩”。在英语航海语境中,hook 常指带钩的工具,用于“勾住、拉拽、牵引”,因此 boat hook 专指用于靠泊与操船的长柄钩具。