bluff-headed
形容词 adj.
英文释义
形容词 adj.
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Built with the stem nearly vertical, as opposed to one with a rake that extends far beyond the keel.
— Some are constructed with a view to carrying a large cargo, and are broad, and what is technically termed "bluff-headed," whilst others are designed for fast sailing.
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Having a broad, precipitous front or face.
— Do you not see that low bluff-headed mountain?
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Having a rounded head with a flattish snout.
— The Alpine mastiffs resemble the dogs of Newfoundland, but are somewhat more bluff-headed.
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Having a rounded tip, as opposed to a flat or pointed tip.
— Mr. Crozier prefers to employ a bluff headed projectile, formed with the punch in a slight concave with rounded outer edges; as that shape will not detract from the weight of the head so much as the spherical, and if the projectile can be thrown without rotary motion, a hexagonal punch might be employed.
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Having a broad face and gruff manners, especially when not exceptionally clever or assertive.
— I beseech every man who may read this to be perfectly convinced that I feel no pity for these bluff-headed fellows.
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