careen
美音:[kə´ri:n
]
英音:[kə´ri:n
]
vt.倾斜,倾,(为修理或清洁而)使倾侧 n.船的倾侧
难易程度:
careen为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:careener 动词过去式:careened 过去分词:careened 现在分词:careening 第三人称单数:careens
careen
/kə'ri:n; kə`rin/
v
1 [Tn] turn (a ship) on its side (esp for cleaning or repairing) 将（船）倾侧（尤指为清刷或修理）.
2 [I] (of a ship) turn over or tilt （指船）倾侧, 倾斜.
3 [Ipr] (US) rush forward with a swaying or swerving motion 摇摇摆摆向前冲
*The driver lost control and the car careened down the hill. 因司机失控, 那辆汽车就横冲直撞地冲下山去.
v
1 [Tn] turn (a ship) on its side (esp for cleaning or repairing) 将（船）倾侧（尤指为清刷或修理）.
2 [I] (of a ship) turn over or tilt （指船）倾侧, 倾斜.
3 [Ipr] (US) rush forward with a swaying or swerving motion 摇摇摆摆向前冲
*The driver lost control and the car careened down the hill. 因司机失控, 那辆汽车就横冲直撞地冲下山去.
careen
v [I always + adverb/preposition]
[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: careen 'to turn a ship over, especially in order to do work on its bottom' (16-21 centuries), from French carène 'bottom of a boat', from Latin carina 'nutshell'; influenced by CAREER1]
AmE to move forwards quickly without control, making sudden sideways movements
British Equivalent: careercareen down/over/along etc
The car careened around the corner.
[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: careen 'to turn a ship over, especially in order to do work on its bottom' (16-21 centuries), from French carène 'bottom of a boat', from Latin carina 'nutshell'; influenced by CAREER1]
AmE to move forwards quickly without control, making sudden sideways movements
British Equivalent: careercareen down/over/along etc
The car careened around the corner.
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