| 词汇 | buoying |
| 释义 | buoying present participle ofbuoy 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 buoy buoyancy buoyant buoyantly capsize float floatation flotation founder ground kickboard outrigger refloat ride 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 cultivate 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 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 bat bet buoy champion commitment over-favour pander to someone/something prop something up provide provide for someone solidly sustenance underpin wave/show/fly the flagidiom Examples of buoyingbuoying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The staff of such places will see a slightly higher wage packet at the end of the week thus buoying up the feel-good factor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They provide the necessary safeguards and powers for such things as dredging work, raising wrecks, buoying and lighting the harbour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was interested to hear what he said about buoying up the criminal justice system after the death of the 18 judges. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Its activities include the supervision of the engineering works, dredging, buoying and the marking of channels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no use buoying ourselves up with the idea that we can make gestures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There may be costs of providing common-user moorings and of dredging, lighting and buoying. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are always buoying themselves up with the old story that the tide will turn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am assured by the fishermen that buoying is not the answer and that the removal of the wreck from the channel is the only solution. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What is the good of buoying up the hopes of the agricultural industry which bounds up to heaven one day only to fall even lower the next day? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It looks as though the creek is not buoying me up but dragging me down. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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