单词 | buoy |
释义 | buoy[bɒi, 'bu:i]n. 浮标, 航标, 救生圈vt. 使浮起, 鼓励【机】 浮漂 buoy buoy AHD: [b›“¶, boi] D.J. [6bu8i8, b%!]K.K. [6bui, b%!]n.(名词)1. Nautical A float, often having a bell or light, moored in water as a warning of danger or as a marker for a channel.【航海】 浮标:常带有铃或灯的漂浮物,在水上漂浮用来作危险警告或航道指示2. A life buoy.救生圈v.tr.(及物动词) buoyed,buoy.ing,buoys 1. To keep afloat or aloft:使浮起,使浮于水面:a glider buoyed by air currents.通过流浮在水面上的滑翔机2. To maintain at a high level; support:保持高水平;支撑,支持:“the persistent . . . takeover speculation, which has buoyed up the shares of banks”(&b{Financial Times})“由银行股份支持的长期接管计划”(金融时报)3. To hearten or inspire; uplift:鼓舞,激励;使振作:“buoyed up by the team spirit and the pride of the older generation back at home”(&b{Judith Martin})“被退休在家的老一辈队员的荣誉所激励”(朱迪思·马丁)4. To mark with or as if with a buoy.用浮标指示:用浮标标明或好似用浮标标明语源:1. Middle English boie 中古英语 boie 2. from Old French boue 源自 古法语 boue 3. [probably of Germanic origin] * see bh³- 1[可能源于日耳曼语源] *参见 bh³- 1 |
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