careen
- IPA[kəˈriːn]
英式
- move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way；turn (a ship) on its side for cleaning, caulking, or repair.
verb: careen, 3rd person present: careens, gerund or present participle: careening, past tense: careened, past participle: careened
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. North American move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way an electric golf cart careened around the corner 同義詞
- 2. turn (a ship) on its side for cleaning, caulking, or repair.
- ▪ (of a ship) tilt; lean over a heavy flood tide caused my vessel to careen dizzily
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- IPA[kəˈrēn]
美式
- move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way in a specified direction: an electric golf cart careened around the corner
Oxford American Dictionary
