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buoy n.浮标；救生圈；v.支持，鼓励 buoy (n.) late 13c., perhaps from either Old French buie or Middle Dutch boeye, both from West Germanic *baukna "beacon, signal" (see beacon). OED, however, supports Middle Dutch boeie, or Old French boie "fetter, chain" (see boy), "because of its being fettered to a spot."buoy (v.) late 16c., "to mark with a buoy," from buoy (n.). Meaning "rise up, lift, sustain" is from c.1600, perhaps influenced by Spanish boyar "to float," ultimately from the same source. In the figurative sense (of hopes, spirits, etc.) it is recorded from 1640s. Related: Buoyed; buoying. 【记】boy 男生总是积极向上，沉不下去,象救生圈一样压不到水底里,受到打击也能很快恢复

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[bɔi] 【英】 n. 浮标(a floating object)；v. 支持，鼓励(encourag e)【考】 反义词：unsupported (无支持的)-buoyed( 支持的)【例】 buoy up one's spirits(振作精神) n. 浮标(带有铃或灯的漂浮物, 用来作危险警告或航道指示); 救生圈; v 支持, 鼓励 = encourage【例】They were buoyed up by good news 他们为好消息所鼓舞.【记】boy＋u(象大水坑): 男孩掉进大水坑－需要救生圈.【参】buoyancy(n 浮动, 快乐)【反】unsupported(adj 无支持的)－buoyed(adj 支持的); sink(v 沉下)

单词	buoy
音标	[bɔi]
解释	n.浮标；救生圈；v.支持，鼓励
红宝书	【英】 n. 浮标(a floating object)；v. 支持，鼓励(encourag e) 【考】反义词：unsupported (无支持的)-buoyed( 支持的) 【例】 buoy up one's spirits(振作精神)
字源	buoy (n.) late 13c., perhaps from either Old French buie or Middle Dutch boeye, both from West Germanic *baukna "beacon, signal" (see beacon). OED, however, supports Middle Dutch boeie, or Old French boie "fetter, chain" (see boy), "because of its being fettered to a spot." buoy (v.) late 16c., "to mark with a buoy," from buoy (n.). Meaning "rise up, lift, sustain" is from c.1600, perhaps influenced by Spanish boyar "to float," ultimately from the same source. In the figurative sense (of hopes, spirits, etc.) it is recorded from 1640s. Related: Buoyed; buoying.
不择手段背单词	n. 浮标(带有铃或灯的漂浮物, 用来作危险警告或航道指示); 救生圈; v 支持, 鼓励 = encourage 【例】They were buoyed up by good news 他们为好消息所鼓舞. 【记】boy＋u(象大水坑): 男孩掉进大水坑－需要救生圈. 【参】buoyancy(n 浮动, 快乐) 【反】unsupported(adj 无支持的)－buoyed(adj 支持的); sink(v 沉下)
趣味全助记	【记】boy 男生总是积极向上，沉不下去,象救生圈一样压不到水底里,受到打击也能很快恢复

Buoy N Late French Middle Dutch Bɔi N.浮标；救生圈；V.支持，鼓励