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单词 careened
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careened
past simple and past participle ofcareen
careen
verb[I+ adv/prep]
mainlyUS
uk
/kəˈriːn/us
/kəˈriːn/
to goforwardquicklywhilemovingfromsidetoside:
Thedriverlostcontrolof hiscarwhen thebrakesfailed, and it went careeningdownthehill.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to move fast
  • speedHe ran back to his car and sped off.
  • raceShe raced over and hugged me.
  • flyShe flew across the room just in time to stop the baby falling off the chair.
  • beltUKTraffic was belting along the motorway.
  • tearA fire truck came tearing down the road.
  • streakBullets streaked across the sky.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Moving quickly
  • agility
  • beetle
  • bowl down/alongsomething
  • careen
  • career
  • gallop
  • gun
  • leg
  • outsail
  • pelt
  • rush
  • scamper
  • scoot
  • scrabble
  • scramble
  • scud
  • shoot
  • stampede
  • ton
  • trot
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(Definition ofcareenedfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcareened

careened

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

They used to come there; theycareenedtheir ships from there, and they sailed out.
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In 1945 a cargo truck driver headed eastboundcareenedoff the sides.
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The ship was promptly beached on the southern bank andcareenedto make repairs to the hull.
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The car left the road andcareenedinto the desert.
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At approximately 9:20, the traincareened40 feet off a 400-foot-long trestle which was then southwest of town.
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The attackercareenedoff the ship's bridge and hit the wheelhouse.
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Nevertheless, he was troubled seeing persons with whom he conversed; but was said to be fearless as hecareenedmadly (and perhaps blindly) down mountains.
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When the ship had to becareened, pirates needed a safe haven on which to ground the ship.
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Today, only small vessels arecareened, while large vessels are placed in dry dock.
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The driver tried it a second time, diving out of the vehicle just as itcareenedtoward the edge of the 1000-foot free fall.
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The sun was then reported to havecareenedtowards the earth in a zigzag pattern, frightening those who thought it a sign of the end of the world.
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When the awareness returned, reality collapsed into its most likely configuration, which was one in which moving objects hadcareenedout of control in the direction they were already headed.
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Thiscareenedthe ship to one side.
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Greg, having not paid his rent, was threatened with eviction from the pokey flat over the shop and his lifecareenedout of control.
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Terrifying two-handed arpeggioscareenedinto blistering solos.
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