careen

英 [kə'riːn] 美 [kə'riːn]

• vi. (船)倾斜；猛冲
• vt. 使倾斜

英英释义

Noun:

1. pitching dangerously to one side

Verb:

1. walk as if unable to control one's movements;

   "The drunken man staggered into the room"
   

2. move sideways or in an unsteady way;

   "The ship careened out of control"
   

例句

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

1. Their ship was put into port to careen and refit.
   他们的轮船被送入港口倾侧待修。
2. 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。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. They careened the fishing boat to repaint the hull.
   他们将渔船倾斜过来重新油漆船体。

近反义词

【近义词】

• heel 脚后跟
• bowl 碗
• career 生涯
• roll along 滚滚向前(前进,意外到来...
• travel 旅行
• speed 速度
• traverse 横贯
• tilt (使)倾斜
• wobble 摆动
• reel 卷
• lurch 突然倾斜
• keel (船的)龙骨
• shift 移动
• rock 岩石
• swag <古俚>赃物
• stagger 蹒跚
• sway 摇动