搜尋結果
buoy
- IPA[bɔɪ]
英式
- an anchored float serving as a navigation mark, to show reefs or other hazards, or for mooring.
- 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