heave to

基本解釋

Captain Cornish repeated his order to heave to.
科尼什船長(zhǎng)再次下達(dá)了停航的命令。
Sold the notion that a suitcase full of millions lies under their backyard, father, son and sceptical mum heave to with spades and mattocks.
有人兜售說(shuō)一只裝滿百萬(wàn)現(xiàn)金的箱子埋在他們后院，這家父親、兒子和懷疑一切的母親便抄起了鍬和鋤頭。
The frigate fired a warning shot across the privateer's bows to make her heave to.
快速戰(zhàn)艦向私掠船的船首上空發(fā)炮警告，命令她停航。

Would it really help them to heave Hastert into this particular crater?
NPR: 'Washington Times' Calls for Hastert to Resign

to stop (a vessel) or (of a vessel) to stop, as by trimming the sails, etc (See also lay to)