The two ships becalmed on a torpid sea, I believed to be marine phantoms.
两艘轮船停泊在水波不兴的海面上,我以为它们是海上的鬼怪。
He was becalmed for a whole week north of the island.
他在海岛北面因无风而停泊了整整一周。
Although the breeze had now utterly ceased, we had made a great deal of way during the night and were now lying becalmed about half a mile to the south-east of the low eastern coast.
虽然现在风已全息,我们在夜里还是前进了一大段路,眼下正停在距离低矮的东岸东南方约半英里远的地方。
「Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink,」 lamented the becalmed Ancient Mariner.
「水,到处是水,但没有一滴可以喝的,」古代水手感叹到。
She was becalmed in a magnificent adolescence, more and more impenetrable to formality, more and more indifferent to malice and suspicion, happy in her own world of simple realities.
In the days of sailing vessels the crew were afraid they would be becalmed on the ocean.
在使用帆船的时代,船员们担心他们会因为无风而无法在海洋上航行。
A large ship, with three masts, lay becalmed on the water, with only one sail set; for not a breeze stiffed, and the sailors sat idle on deck or amongst the rigging.
船上只挂了一张帆,因为没有一丝儿风吹动。水手们正坐在护桅索的周围和帆桁的上面。
Despite the warm words of the nation「s leaders, America」s manned space-flight programme has been becalmed in Earth orbit for decades.
尽管总统的讲话热情洋溢,但是,数十年来,美国载人航天飞行项目一直停留在对于地球轨道的研究上。
How does an auto company, saddled with discount brands, outdated technology, and hand-me-down products, grow sales in a becalmed economy?