“缩帆”常见的英文表达是 “furl the sail” ，其中“furl”作为动词，意思就是“把（帆）卷起；收拢（帆）”；“sail”指“帆；船帆” 。例如：The sailors began to furl the sail as the storm approached.（随着风暴临近，水手们开始收帆。）