capsize

capsize
verb
  1. [no obj.](of a boat) be overturned in the water
    （船）翻，倾覆
    the craft capsized in heavy seas.
    该船倾覆于汹涌的大海之中。
    [as adj. capsized]a capsized dinghy.
    一艘倾覆的小舢板。
    ■[with obj.]cause (a boat) to overturn
    使（船）翻，使倾覆
noun
  1. [in sing.]an instance of capsizing
    翻船，倾覆
语源
  1. late 18th cent.: perhaps based on Spanish capuzar 'sink (a ship) by the head', from cabo 'head' + chapuzar 'to dive or duck'
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