“收帆”常见的英文表达是 “take in the sails” 或 “furl the sails”。
“take in the sails”:强调将帆收起、卷拢的动作,比较常用。例如:The sailors took in the sails as the storm approached.(暴风雨逼近时,水手们收起了帆。)
“furl the sails”: “furl”有“把……卷起收好”的意思,“furl the sails”更侧重于将帆卷起并妥善存放这一行为。例如:We decided to furl the sails and anchor for the night.(我们决定收起帆,抛锚过夜 。)