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  1. buoy

    • IPA[bɔɪ]

    英式

    • n.
      an anchored float serving as a navigation mark, to show reefs or other hazards, or for mooring.
    • v.
      keep (someone or something) afloat;make (someone) cheerful and confident
    • verb: buoy, 3rd person present: buoys, gerund or present participle: buoying, past tense: buoyed, past participle: buoyed

    • 釋義

    名詞

    • 1. an anchored float serving as a navigation mark, to show reefs or other hazards, or for mooring.

    動詞

    • 1. keep (someone or something) afloat the creatures could swim, both buoyed up and cooled by the water
    • make (someone) cheerful and confident she was buoyed up by his praise
    • cause (a price) to rise to or remain at a high level shares were up 4p, buoyed by his cut-and-thrust management style
    • 2. mark with a buoy the wreck is often buoyed during summer months