careen

Word family

ca·reen /kəˈriːn/ verb [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]

American EnglishAmESIDE to move forwards quickly without control, making sudden sideways movements 〔失控地〕猛冲，疾驶 SYN British English career

careen down/over/along etc

The car careened around the corner.

汽车横冲直撞地驶过街角。

Examples from the Corpus

careen• Then he careened after it, diving past other players.• Suddenly from above us a twenty-foot-long heavy log burst into view, careening down the path like a bobsled.• Beams and crackling wood careened down.• His life was spiraling out of control and he was careening from drugs to alcohol and back to drugs.• Instead, it careened off course and into a crowd of crew members.• Green spots careened off its glossy hide.

careen down/over/along etc• Beams and crackling wood careened down.• Suddenly from above us a twenty-foot-long heavy log burst into view, careening down the path like a bobsled.

Origin careen

(1900-2000) careen “to turn a ship over, especially in order to do work on its bottom” ((16-21 centuries)), from French carène “bottom of a boat”, from Latin carina “nutshell”; influenced by → CAREER1

ca·reen verb

Chinese

Syllable

Corpus

BNC: 0 COCA: 16659

careen

To move somewhere quickly: fly, hasten, speed...

To be in, or to get into a difficult situation: run out of road, suffer, undergo...

🔍 牛津詞典🔍 朗文詞典 🎯🔍 劍橋詞典🔍 柯林斯詞典🔍 麥美倫詞典🔍 韋氏詞典

檢索以下詞典：(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯！)

最近搜尋：

careen

🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典 🎯
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典

檢索以下詞典：
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯！)