chapel a ship
chapel 是航海术语，宾语通常是船，表示使被风打回的船转向、绕行，从而不调整帆桁就恢复原来的航向。
Taken aback in the light breeze, the crew had to chapel the ship to recover her old tack.
船在微风中被打回，船员只好使船转向，以恢复原来的航向。
使（被风打回的船）转向恢复原航向
chapelled — past of chapel
使(在轻风中被风打回的船)转向或绕行以恢复原航向,而不调整帆桁；小教堂；礼拜式
cause (a ship taken aback in a light breeze) to turn or make a circuit so as to recover the same tack on which it had been sailing, without bracing the yards
航海用语
使(在轻风中被风打回的船)转向或绕行以恢复原航向,而不调整帆桁
To cause (a ship taken aback in a light breeze) to turn or make a circuit so as to recover, without bracing the yards, the same tack on which she had been sailing.
一般现在时
The sailor chapels the ship in a light breeze to recover the same tack.
水手在微风中将船调向，以恢复原来的航向。
一般过去时
The captain chapeled the vessel yesterday to regain her course.
船长昨天使船调向，以恢复航向。
现在完成时
They have chapeled the ship twice this morning to stay on the same tack.
他们今天上午已两次使船调向，以保持在原来的航向上。
航海术语：使（遇微风偏转的船）转向或绕行以恢复原航向。
The captain chapelled the ship after a sudden light gust threw her aback, and she recovered her original course without touching the yards.
一阵突如其来的微风把船打得逆风停住后，船长使船转向，恢复了原航向，而没有碰帆桁。
用法提示：动词 chapel 以过去式 chapelled 出现，表示“使（被风打回的船）转向恢复原航向”。
A skilled sailor can chapel a small boat in a light breeze to bring her back onto the same tack.
熟练的水手能在微风中使小船转向，回到原来的抢风航向。
用法提示：动词 chapel 用在情态动词 can 后，表示“使船转向恢复原航向”。
While the deckhands watched, the officer was chapeling the sloop so that she would not be carried sideways by the current.
在甲板水手观望时，那位军官正使单桅帆船转向，以免她被水流冲得横移。
用法提示：动词 chapel 以现在分词 chapeling 形式表示正在进行的“使船转向恢复航向”的动作。
chapel 是航海术语，宾语通常是船，表示使被风打回的船转向、绕行，从而不调整帆桁就恢复原来的航向。
Taken aback in the light breeze, the crew had to chapel the ship to recover her old tack.
船在微风中被打回，船员只好使船转向，以恢复原来的航向。
被动形式写作 chapelled 或 chapeled 均可，多见于航海文献。
The ship was chapeled without bracing the yards.
这艘船在没有调整帆桁的情况下被转向，恢复了原来的航向。
使船转向以恢复原航向
The helmsman had to chapel the ship after the light breeze took her aback.
轻风把船打回后，舵手不得不使船转向以恢复原航向。
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