keel

英 [kiːl]

美 [kiːl]

n.  (船的)龙骨
v.  (使)倾覆，翻倒

过去式：keeled　现在分词：keeling　复数：keels　第三人称单数：keels　过去分词：keeled　

TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.18688 / COCA.18738

短语动词

短语用例

keel over

• （尤因病或感到不适）突然倒下，晕倒
  to fall over unexpectedly, especially because you feel ill/sick

习惯用语

n.

on an even keel
• （生活、工作等经历困难后）平稳下来，顺顺当当
  living, working or happening in a calm way, with no sudden changes, especially after a difficult time

牛津词典

noun

• （船的）龙骨
  the long piece of wood or steel along the bottom of a ship, on which the frame is built, and which sometimes sticks out below the bottom and helps to keep it in a vertical position in the water

verb

• （使）倾覆，翻倒
  to fall over sideways; to make sth fall over sideways

柯林斯词典

• （船的）龙骨
  Thekeelof a boat is the long, specially shaped piece of wood or steel along the bottom of it.
• PHRASE 平稳进行；顺顺当当
  If you say that someone or something ison an even keel, you mean that they are working or progressing smoothly and steadily, without any sudden changes.
  1. Jason had helped him out with a series of loans, until he could get back on an even keel.
     贾森接连借了几笔钱给他，在他重新走上正轨之前帮他渡过了难关。

英英释义

noun

• one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel
• the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly
• a projection or ridge that suggests a keel

verb

• walk as if unable to control one's movements
  1. The drunken man staggered into the room
  Synonym:staggerreellurchswagcareen

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