Careen
[kə'riːn] or [kə'rin]
解釋/意思:
(verb.) move sideways or in an unsteady way; 'The ship careened out of control'.
校對:拉里--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. t.) To cause (a vessel) to lean over so that she floats on one side, leaving the other side out of water and accessible for repairs below the water line; to case to be off the keel.
(v. i.) To incline to one side, or lie over, as a ship when sailing on a wind; to be off the keel.
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同義詞及近義詞:
v. a. Lay on one side.
v. n. Lean to one side, incline to one side.
爱德华整理
解釋/意思:
v.t. to lay a ship on her side to repair her bottom and keel.—v.i. of a ship to move with an inclination to one side.—n. the position of a ship laid on one side.—n. Careen′age a place where ships are careened: the cost of careening.
編輯:卢克
例句/造句/用法:
- Suddenly, out of the northeast, a great black car came careening down the road. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- Unguided, our vessel careened wildly in its mad flight, rising ever nearer the rocks above. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- The field was hilly and rough, and the reaper careened about in it like a ship in a gale. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
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