careen 的 3 个定义
- to lean, sway, or tip to one side while in motion: The car careened around the corner.
- to heel over or list.
- career.
- South Midland U.S. to lean or bend away from the vertical position: The barn was careening a little.
Nautical.
- to cause to lie over on a side, as for repairs or cleaning; heave down.
- to clean or repair.
- to cause to heel over or list, as by the force of a beam wind.
- a careening.
- Nautical. the position of a careened ship.
careen 近义词
tilt; move wildly down path
更多careen例句
- Rollerbladers careen down its immaculate sidewalks while couples stroll leisurely past.
- We have a movement full of people who love their country and who are terrified of the course that it continues to careen along.
- Here and there he lay in such rubbish as motionless as the effigies careen on marble biers.
- At early dawn a fierce gust of wind caused the schooners "Hamilton" and "Scourge" to careen far to leeward.
- On the 28th the weather was fine enough to "Careen clean and tallow the ships five streaks below the water line."
- He by no means suffering them to "careen at Umrest where all the Dutch ships are cleaned."
- Al, who was in the main cabin, ran forward as he felt the boat shiver and careen and looked down over the bow.