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careen vi.(船)倾斜；猛冲vt.使倾斜 (1) 他们的轮船被送入港口倾侧待修。(2) 因司机失控，那辆汽车就横冲直撞地冲下山去。(3) 他们将渔船倾斜过来重新油漆船体。 When the word careen first entered the English language in the sixteenth century, it was used to describe a beached ship that was turned on its side for repair. The word can still refer to making those kinds of nautical repairs, but now you’re more likely to hear the word used to describe something that is swaying from side to side. You may feel like a ship out of control if you careen madly through a crowd or if you careen down a steep hill on skis.

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英 [kə'riːn] 美 [kə'riːn] (1) Their ship was put into port to careen and refit.(2) The driver lost control and the car careened down the hill.(3) They careened the fishing boat to repaint the hull. Whether it’s an unsteady ship, a speeding bus, or a person who is woozy, use the verb careen to describe something that’s teetering from side to side. 1[VERB 动词](失控地)疾驶，猛冲 To careen somewhere means to rush forward in an uncontrollable way.   [V prep/adv]  [mainly AM 主美]He stood to one side as they careened past him...他们在他身边疾驰而过，他赶紧让到一边。The truck sways wildly, careening down narrow mountain roads.卡车疯狂地左摇右晃，从狭窄的山路上急冲而下。

英语单词	careen
英美音标	英 [kə'riːn] 美 [kə'riːn]
中文释义	vi.(船)倾斜；猛冲 vt.使倾斜
英语例句	(1) Their ship was put into port to careen and refit. (2) The driver lost control and the car careened down the hill. (3) They careened the fishing boat to repaint the hull.
中文例句	(1) 他们的轮船被送入港口倾侧待修。 (2) 因司机失控，那辆汽车就横冲直撞地冲下山去。 (3) 他们将渔船倾斜过来重新油漆船体。
vocabulary简明	Whether it’s an unsteady ship, a speeding bus, or a person who is woozy, use the verb careen to describe something that’s teetering from side to side.
vocabulary扩展	When the word careen first entered the English language in the sixteenth century, it was used to describe a beached ship that was turned on its side for repair. The word can still refer to making those kinds of nautical repairs, but now you’re more likely to hear the word used to describe something that is swaying from side to side. You may feel like a ship out of control if you careen madly through a crowd or if you careen down a steep hill on skis.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词](失控地)疾驶，猛冲 To careen somewhere means to rush forward in an uncontrollable way. [V prep/adv] [mainly AM 主美] He stood to one side as they careened past him... 他们在他身边疾驰而过，他赶紧让到一边。 The truck sways wildly, careening down narrow mountain roads. 卡车疯狂地左摇右晃，从狭窄的山路上急冲而下。

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