| 词汇 | buoy |
| 释义 | buoy noun[ C ] uk /bɔɪ/ us /bɔɪ/ us /ˈbuː.i/ a floating object on the top of the sea, used for directing ships and warning them of possible danger浮标;航标 Cludio Policarpo / EyeEm/GettyImages Navigation & shipwrecks astrolabe celestial navigation chart circumnavigate circumnavigation dead reckoning lane lightship lodestar narrows navigability passage pilot quadrant sea lane sextant submersible the Pole Star unpassable yaw You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Boats & sailing craft buoy verb uk /bɔɪ/ us /bɔɪ/ us /ˈbuː.i/ buoyverb (FLOAT)[ T ] to prevent someone or something from sinking: 使浮起 The very salty water buoyed her (up) as she swam.她游泳时，含盐量非常高的水使她漂浮了起来。 Staying afloat, capsizing & sinking bail out buoyancy buoyant buoyantly capsize floatation flotation founder ground keel over kickboard outrigger refloat ride run run aground/ashoreidiom scupper scuttle sunken waterlogged You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Physical supports and supporting buoyverb (MAKE HAPPIER)[ Tusually passive ] to make someone feel happier or more confident about a situation: 鼓舞；鼓励，使…更自信 She was buoyed (up) by the warm reception her audience gave her.观众们热烈的欢迎使她倍受鼓舞。 Encouraging and urging on abet barrack for someone bread bring bring someone out get in there!idiom get out of here!idiom go on good/great/lovely stuff!idiom goose muster pave pave the wayidiom pep talk permit prepare spur stimulus stoke urge buoyverb (MAKE SUCCESSFUL)[ Tusually passive ] to support something and make it more successful: 支持;使更成功 House prices have been buoyed (up) in the area by the possibility of a new factory opening.因为可能有一家新工厂在此开设，所以该地区的房价一直居高不下。 Backing, supporting & defending adopt advocacy affirmation ally yourself to/with someone argumentation bail out bet champion commitment flag-waving over-favour pander to someone/something prop something up provide provide for someone root solidly sustenance underpin wave/show/fly the flagidiom buoy | American Dictionarybuoy noun[ C ] us/ˈbu·i, bɔɪ/ buoynoun[C] (OBJECT IN WATER)an object that floats on the water to show ships where it is safe to go buoy verb[ T ] us/ˈbu·i, bɔɪ/ buoyverb[T] (FEEL HAPPY)to encourage or make someone feel better: I was really buoyed by the nice comments on my work. buoy | Business Englishbuoy verb[ T ] uk /bɔɪ/us to support a business, economy, or financial market and make it more successful: be buoyed (up) by sthShares rose 50p to 810p, buoyed up by news of a possible merger. Examples of buoybuoy He offered a bold theory, buoyed by its consistency with the data of embryonic development. The morphology is relatively static ; progress, buoyed up by such supportive interchanges, is predictable and linear. However, they can still be useful for organizations in the throes of change, marker buoys in rough seas, navigational aids rather than the one and only route to take. The skewness of these points is derived from the returned pulse shape, while the 4 values are based on the ground truth data from surface buoys. In terms of a classical wave picture of light the electrons would all be agitated by the electromagnetic radiation, bobbing up and down like anchored buoys in an ocean swell. If there is no loss of speed as the buoy enters the water, find how far it sinks below the surface. A large bell was anchored to a buoy, so the tide played a part in activating the sound as well as the wind. Increasingly, the state's security forces were called on to buoy up the government's sagging authority. The majority of three-, four-, five- and six-year-old children in their study selected an illustration that clearly demonstrated their knowledge of a primary meaning of a homonym (such as buoy). Thus, a complex parallelism between biological science and literary art helped to buoy up the emerging literary critical edifice at the end of the nineteenth century. There is no reason at all why the buoys should not come to the surface. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They go home buoyed up by the hope that they are going to get a good start. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fishing industry still has the growing problem of drifting oil buoys and suspended wellheads. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Frequently, in our crowded harbours, ships cannot go alongside, but must go to mooring buoys. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The security precautions have recently been strengthened and the lighted buoys, fog signals and notices give adequate warning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of buoy These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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