| 单词 | careen |
| 释义 | careen From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcareenca‧reen /kəˈriːn/ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]American EnglishSIDE to move forwards quickly without control, making sudden sideways movements SYN career British Englishcareen down/over/along etcThe car careened around the corner.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuscareen• 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 |
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