carling

1. Carl had been from his childhood a ball of fortune to spurn at.
   自从童年时起卡尔就一直是一个被命运跑踢来踢去的球，饱经沧桑。
2. Excuse me asking, but are you Mr. Carl?
   对不起我总裁一下，你是卡洛斯先生吗？

car.ling

n.Nautical （名词）【航海】
One of the short timbers running fore and aft that connect the transverse beams supporting the deck of a ship.
短纵梁：纵向短肋梁之一，联接支撑船甲板的横梁

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French calingue
源自 古法语 calingue
and from Old Norse kerling [old woman] Old French from Old Norse
并源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 kerling [老妇人] 古法语 源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语