The thing is a sort of Cyclops. There are ropes, and chains, and a windlass.

这个东西有点类似希腊神话中独眼巨人，有绳子，锁链和盘。

44.put windlass in gear , windlass in gear.

合上锚机离合器。锚机离合器已合上。

Crank away on the windlass, sir!

快卷起盘！

The windlass creaked slowly as the rope wound up, each creak bringing the bucket nearer the top.

辘轳吱吱嘎嘎地缓缓地响着，井绳被一圈圈起来，随着这响声，吊桶逐渐升到了井口。

Her nerves must be shredded if the noise of the well windlass, bound up in her earliest memories, could frighten her.

要是小就熟悉了井台上辘轳声也会把她吓倒，那么她神经就一定是崩溃了。

Arthur and myself were in the bow of the vessel, seated on the windlass.

亚瑟和我在船头，坐在盘上。

Pa and Mr. Scott had made a stout windlass.

爸爸和斯科特先生做了一个结盘。

They are mooring winches, cranes and windlass.

它们是系泊车、起重机和锚机。

The windlass began to creak and Pa began to whistle.

盘开始嘎吱作响，爸爸开始吹口哨。

He had not well done speaking, when the windlass was reversed and worked again.

他话没说完， 起锚机又转过来工作了。

When the windlass was turned, one bucket went down into the well and the other bucket came up.

当盘转动时，一个桶就下到井里， 另一个桶就升上来了。

Pa cut the empty bucket off the rope and tied the rope firmly to the windlass.

爸爸把空桶绳子上割下来， 然后把绳子牢固地绑在盘上。

Suddenly Ma jumped up and seized the handle of the windlass.

突然妈妈跳起来抓住了盘把手。

The rope strained and the windlass creaked.

绳子紧绷，盘发出吱嘎声。

But the windlass turned a little, and then a little more.

但盘转动了一点，然后又多转了一点。

His arm held on to the windlass.

他手臂抓住了盘。

The windlass whirled around and there was a thud deep down in the well.

盘飞快地转动，井下深处传来一声沉闷响声。

Pa and Ma were both turning the windlass.

爸爸和妈妈都在转动盘。

Tackles were rove and stretched along forward of the windlass, as well as deck-stoppers hooked on to the ringbolts fore and aft.

滑车沿着起锚机前部移动和伸展，甲板挡块也挂在前后环螺栓上。

Apparently so long an interval ensued with the men at the windlass standing idle, that some women shrieked that another accident had happened!

很明显，起锚机旁男人们闲置了很长时间， 以至于一些女人尖叫着说又发生了一起事故！