英语词汇“buoy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

buoybuoy1 /ˈbui, bɔɪ/ noun (plural buoys) [countable]

ETYMOLOGYbuoy¹

Origin: 1200-1300 Probably from Middle Dutch boye, boeie, from Latin boia chain; because a buoy is kept in place with a chain

an object that floats on the ocean, a lake, etc. to mark a safe or dangerous area

noun | verb

buoybuoy2 (also buoy up) verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYbuoy²

Origin: 1500-1600 Spanish boyar to float, from Latin boia chain

VERB TABLE

buoy

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	buoy
	he, she, it	buoys
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	buoyed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have buoyed
	he, she, it	has buoyed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had buoyed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will buoy
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have buoyed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am buoying
	he, she, it	is buoying
	you, we, they	are buoying
Past	I, he, she, it	was buoying
	you, we, they	were buoying
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been buoying
	he, she, it	has been buoying
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been buoying
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be buoying
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been buoying

1to make someone feel happier or more confident: Republicans were buoyed by election results.2social studies, economics to keep profits, prices, etc. at a high level: Easier credit would help buoy economic growth.3to keep something floating [Origin: 1500–1600 Spanish boyar to float, from Latin boia chain]