| 词汇 | careering |
| 释义 | careering present 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。 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. 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 careeringcareering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. I am sure that we have all been on a pavement when a cyclist who should not be there comes careering along. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The people concerned see films on television which show cars careering around the countryside and believe that they can do it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What concerns me is the odd vehicle individually careering about the country; in that lies great danger. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have all witnessed double-decker buses careering around country lanes, usually entirely empty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Sadly, the reality is that the vehicle is probably a 42-tonne lorry careering through the village at 55 mph. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I mentioned earlier the example of an aircraft careering off a runway into a road. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not an extraordinary assumption that we shall not want to go careering all over the country setting up demonstration farms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For triumphantly careering round the course. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In my opinion, motorists have no right to go careering through the countryside without regard to other users of the road, whether they be animals or humans. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, where a joy-rider, for instance, is careering down a street in the presence of soldiers or policemen it is difficult to see what else those officers can do. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Relays of fresh riders and horses, careering at full gallop, could maintain an average speed of 20 miles per hour (32 km/h). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He knocks most of them off before careering outside and landing on his backside in the cacti on the stall. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. We seemed to be careering from one side of the country to another, then up and down with not a lot of breaks in between. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. I remember singing and careering through the blaze like a drunkard. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Relays of fresh riders and horses careering at full gallop could sustain an average speed of about 20 mph. 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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