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词汇 capsizing
释义 capsizing
present participle ofcapsize
capsize
verb[ I or T ]
uk /kæpˈsaɪz/ us /kæpˈsaɪz/
to (cause a boat or ship to) turn upside down by accident while on water: (使船)翻,倾覆
A huge wave capsized the yacht.巨浪把游艇打翻了。
When the boat capsized we were trapped underneath it.船翻了,我们被困在了船下。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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

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Turning upside down

Examples of capsizing


capsizing

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


The formal inquiry concluded that the most likely scenario that led to the ship's capsizing was that she was broadside to the sea.
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In bad weather, such as must be expected in these waters during the winter, the risk of foundering or capsizing is seriously increased.
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There are also cases of more sudden and potentially more catastrophic capsizing, which occur when the vessel's stability is compromised.
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For many years people have warned about the dangers of capsizing.
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I understand that the sailing of small dinghies will not be permitted, on the ground that there will be an excessive risk of such craft capsizing.
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The passengers panicked while trying to board the lifeboats, capsizing all but one of them.
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Efforts to alter the ship's course caused it to list further and risked capsizing it.
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While traveling on a ship, they run into a severe storm, which leads to the ship capsizing, and the family getting separated.
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The design combined great stability with the ability to self-right in the event of it capsizing.
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He reported that the ship sank quickly in the early hours of the morning after capsizing to the left.
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After the dive, the divers must enter the canoe without capsizing it.
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However, if this was managed then the ship would just be stable, capsizing at about 35 degrees heel.
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This was done to limit the risk of capsizing should the ship sustain heavy flooding in the engine rooms.
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The ship briefly righted herself before listing to port once more, this time capsizing.
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Especially on solo tours after capsizing a paddle might drift away through wind or waves and not be recovered.
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