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capsize v. 使船翻；倾覆 capsize (v.) 1780 (transitive); 1792 (intransitive), a nautical word of obscure origin, perhaps (as Skeat suggests) from Spanish capuzar "to sink by the head," from cabo "head," from Latin caput (see capitulum). For sense, compare French chavirer "to capsize, upset," faire capot "capsize;" Provençal cap virar "to turn the head." Related: Capsized; capsizing. 【记】cap + size 要看帽子尺寸，需将帽子翻转过来看其商标

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[kæp'saiz] 【英】 v.使船翻;倾覆([of a boat] turn over)【例】 The boat capsized in heavy sea. v. 使(船、车)翻; 倾覆 = turn over【例】The little boat capsized in the storm, but didn'apos;t sink 小船在暴风雨中倾覆, 但是没有沉没.【记】cap头, size = sizeable相当大的－船头太大－容易翻

单词	capsize
音标	[kæp'saiz]
解释	v. 使船翻；倾覆
红宝书	【英】 v.使船翻;倾覆([of a boat] turn over) 【例】 The boat capsized in heavy sea.
字源	capsize (v.) 1780 (transitive); 1792 (intransitive), a nautical word of obscure origin, perhaps (as Skeat suggests) from Spanish capuzar "to sink by the head," from cabo "head," from Latin caput (see capitulum). For sense, compare French chavirer "to capsize, upset," faire capot "capsize;" Provençal cap virar "to turn the head." Related: Capsized; capsizing.
不择手段背单词	v. 使(船、车)翻; 倾覆 = turn over 【例】The little boat capsized in the storm, but didn'apos;t sink 小船在暴风雨中倾覆, 但是没有沉没. 【记】cap头, size = sizeable相当大的－船头太大－容易翻
趣味全助记	【记】cap + size 要看帽子尺寸，需将帽子翻转过来看其商标

Turn Capsize V Boat Capsized Sink Size Kæp'saiz