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词汇 careered
释义 careered
past simple and past participle ofcareer
career
verb[ Iusually+ adv/prep ]
uk /kəˈrɪər/ us /kəˈrɪr/
(especially of a vehicle) to move fast and in a way that is out of control: (尤指车辆失控地)猛冲,飞奔
The coach careered down a slope and collided with a bank.长途汽车冲下山坡,撞到了土埂上。
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 careered


careered

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


We remember how she took her firmly by the hand and careered onward with breathless speed and landed exhausted at her destination.
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I have felt that the whole process of nationalisation has careered along madly in a vacuum.
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Has not the project almost careered out of control because of the 56 design changes that have been made?
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It careered for 100 m, well ahead of the crash barrier.
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The project has certainly not "careered out of control".
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As a result of that sudden action by the driver, the car careered at 70 mph across the middle of the road, through a hedge and into a tree.
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She was thrown out of a window and on to the platform as the rear carriage became detached and careered along the platform before becoming wedged under the station canopy.
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Yet the vehicle left the road some 30 m before the beginning of the crash harrier and careered down the embankment in a way that surprised all of us.
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American born was first inspired by his careered inventor uncle, who showed him the wonders of small inventions and experimentation.
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Isy passed the fence, careered past a warehouse and hid in the river.
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The wagons careered downgrade and eventually derailed.
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