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词汇 careened
释义 careened
past simple and past participle ofcareen
careen
verb[ I+ adv/prep ]
mainly USuk /kəˈriːn/ us /kəˈriːn/
to go forward quickly while moving from side to side: 歪歪斜斜地疾行;横冲直撞
The driver lost control of his car when the brakes failed, and it went careening down the hill.刹车失灵,司机控制不住车,车就歪歪斜斜地冲下山去。
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.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Moving quickly
agility
beetle
belt
bob up
bowl
bowl down/along something
cannonball
gallop
leg
make a dash for something
make good timeidiom
make hasteidiom
make off
outrun
outrush
rush
scorch
scuttle
shoot
whizz

Examples of careened


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; they careened their ships from there, and they sailed out.
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In 1945 a cargo truck driver headed eastbound careened off the sides.
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The ship was promptly beached on the southern bank and careened to make repairs to the hull.
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The car left the road and careened into the desert.
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At approximately 9:20, the train careened 40 feet off a 400-foot-long trestle which was then southwest of town.
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The attacker careened off 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 he careened madly (and perhaps blindly) down mountains.
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When the ship had to be careened, pirates needed a safe haven on which to ground the ship.
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Today, only small vessels are careened, 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 it careened toward the edge of the 1000-foot free fall.
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The sun was then reported to have careened towards 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 had careened out of control in the direction they were already headed.
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This careened the 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 life careened out of control.
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Terrifying two-handed arpeggios careened into blistering solos.
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