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单词 careen
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careen

/kəˈriːn/
verb
1
with obj. turn (a ship) on its side for cleaning, caulking, or repair
(为清扫、捻缝或修理)将(船)倾侧。
1.1
no obj.(of a ship) tilt; lean over
(船)倾斜, 倾侧:

a heavy flood tide caused my vessel to careen dizzily.

一股巨大的涨潮使我的船倾斜到令人眩晕的地步。

2
no obj., with adverbial of direction move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way in a specified direction
(不加控制地)猛冲:

an electric golf cart careened around the corner.

一辆电动高尔夫车猛冲着拐了弯。

ORIGIN: influenced by the verb CAREER.
词源
late 16th cent. (as a noun denoting the position of a careened ship): from French carène, from Italian carena, from Latin carina 'a keel'.
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