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n.小艇；小型帆船skiff的名词复数；摩托小快艇原型skiff的三单 The hijackers are able to operate so far out to sea because they are using captured “ mother ships” from which they launch high-powered skiffs.
劫持者有能力在离岸如此遥远的海域活动是因为他们利用之前劫持来的“母体船只”出海并从船上放下高速帆船。 yeeyan
The pirates' methods remain rudimentary. They use hijacked tuna- fishing boats or local dhows as the mother ship, then launch attacks from skiffs, usually at dawn or dusk.
海盗们的战略还停留在初级：他们使用捕鱼船或者单桅帆船作为其母船，然后通常在拂晓或傍晚时乘坐快艇实施登船袭击。 ecocn
The pirates use fast- moving skiffs to pull alongside their prey and scamper on board with ladders or sometimes even rusty grappling hooks.
海盗们通常驾驶机动性很强的快艇迅速接近目标，利用梯子——有时候甚至用锈迹斑斑的锚钩——爬上甲板。 yeeyan
“ The aircraft spotted at least four pirates on the deck and the vessel is towing two skiffs. It was last reported heading west towards the Somali coast, ” he said.
他说：“飞机在甲板上发现了至少四名海盗，另外该船还拖引着两只小船。最后一次报道说该船沿索马里海岸线向西航行”。 blog.sina.com.cn
“At the moment we are seeing a lull because of the southwest monsoons in the Indian Ocean, where these small pirate skiffs cannot operate, ” Mukundan explained.
目前我们看到的平静是由于印度洋西南部季风季节来临，这些海盗的小艇难以应对。 www.51toefl.com
Another village has set up an enterprising share scheme to finance new oyster beds and skiffs to work them.
另一个村子则设立了颇具胆识的企业股份计划，用来集资开辟新的牡蛎养殖场，以及购买用于劳作的船只。 ecocn
So what if a few Robin Hoods in skiffs nick the odd tanker off the Horn of Africa?
因此，当一些驾着小艇的新罗宾汉们将在非洲角附近落单的油轮偷走之后，会发生什么事情呢？ ecocn
We lowered two red skiffs from our research vessel, loaded our diving gear, and sped off toward the lagoon.
我们从科考船上降下两艘红色小艇，装上我们的潜水装备，朝环礁湖飞驰而去。 xdf
Skiffs that once plied the lowland waters lie dry and splintering and ducks wallow in fetid green ponds that pocket the maze of feeder streams.
以前可以在低水区划船的地方现在已经干旱并且裂开了，鸭子沉湎于发臭的绿色的池塘里，吃着里面的乱七八糟的食物。 yeeyan |