careen

careen
[kəˈriːn]
verb
  1. [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。
  2. [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
  1. late 16th cent. (as a noun denoting the position of a careened ship): from French carène, from Italian carena, from Latin carina 'a keel'
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