单词 | buoy |
释义 | buoy (bɔɪ , US buːi ) Word forms: buoys , buoying , buoyed 1. countable noun A buoy is a floating object that is used to show ships and boats where they can go and to warn them of danger. Synonyms: float, guide, signal, marker 2. verb If someone in a difficult situation is buoyed by something, it makes them feel more cheerful and optimistic. In May they danced in the streets, buoyed by their victory. [be VERB-ed + by] German domestic consumption buoyed the German economy. [VERB noun] Buoy up means the same as buoy. They are buoyed up by a sense of hope. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] Collocations: buoy line He saw boat drivers 'skim along the beach close to the buoy line', he said. The Sun I watched that area for hours and noticed that boat drivers have a lot of bravado and like to skim along the beach close to the buoy line. Times, Sunday Times Fishers are, however, permitted to continue fishing if their traps avoid the use of the buoy lines. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The strong economy and low interest rates are expected to continue to buoy the market. Times, Sunday Times Pension freedoms that allow older savers to release money from their pots have helped to buoy the market. Times, Sunday Times Better-than-expected company results have helped to buoy the markets since the spring, but some feel that this has offered false hope. Times, Sunday Times Strong economic data and a surge in crude buoyed the market. The Sun When times got really difficult, it was these friends who buoyed my spirits and kept me in the game. Christianity Today With no nice food, how did you buoy your spirits? Times, Sunday Times And, of course, there were plenty of old favourites to buoy the spirits of band and crowd alike. Times, Sunday Times But the reception he received buoyed his spirits. Times, Sunday Times Hope of being together with his former wife had briefly buoyed his spirits; she was unable to be present. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 浮标 Japanese: ブイ |
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