【careen】 - A-level备考词汇

careen

UK:  [kə'riːn]

US:  [kə'rin]

过去分词：careened  现在分词：careening  第三人称单数：careens  

v.

1.使(船)倾斜(以便修船底)

2.(船)倾斜;(车等)歪斜着行驶

3.修理倾侧着的船

4.在倾斜佐位置上修理(船)

5.使倾斜

6.(使)倾倒

7.使船倾斜

8.使船侧倾

n.

1.偏滩

2.(船等的)倾斜

3.【造船】倾(船)修(理)

1 . So far, the generations that will follow us, as our planet and our civilization careen over a cliff, are none the wiser.
到现在为止，虽然我们的地球已经是悬崖上倾斜了，但我们的下一代仍一无所知。

2 . If any thing, it may be a stir-careen through unscreened windows that the phenomenon now has a name, high-rise syndrome.
任何东西，只要是一种不对劲的能量束都会吸引猫的注意力。很多猫冲向没有关的窗户这一现象现在有了一个专有名词——高空综合症。

3 . Illinois seems to careen from one crisis to the next.
看起来伊利诺斯州正从一个危机进入到下一个危机中去。

4 . We catch a glimpse of it when we are in a Jamaican taxi and the driver careen the corner missing the incoming trailer by several inches.
当我们坐在一辆牙买加的士中，司机因为没看见几英寸以外开过来的拖车猛然转弯时，我们和死亡擦肩而过。

5 . As Jack speeds to the gate , guards shoot at the van , causing it to careen to a halt .
杰克驾车加速向大门冲去，守卫们向他的车狂扫射击，使得车倾翻了，停止了前进。