[with obj.]turn (a ship) on its side for cleaning, caulking, or repair (为清扫、捻缝或修理)将(船)倾侧 ■[no obj.](of a ship) tilt; lean over (船)倾斜,倾侧 a heavy flood tide caused my vessel to careen dizzily. 一股巨大的涨潮使我的船倾斜到令人眩晕的地步。
[no obj., with adverbial of direction]move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way in a specified direction. career (不加控制地)猛冲 an electric golf cart careened around the corner. 一辆电动高尔夫车猛冲着拐了弯。
语源
late 16th cent. (as a noun denoting the position of a careened ship): from French carène, from Italian carena, from Latin carina 'a keel'