keel

名词 keel:

1. the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly
2. one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability

动词 keel:

1. walk as if unable to control one's movements
   同义词：stagger, reel, lurch, swag, careen

1. It took him a long time to get back on an even keel after his wife died.
   他妻子死後很久他情绪才稳定下来。
2. The ship keeled over in the storm.
   那艘船在暴风雨中倾覆了。
3. The workers are laying a keel of the ship.
   工人正在给那艘船安龙骨。
4. He must have drunk too much; when he tried to stand up, he keeled over.
   他肯定是喝多了，当他要站起来时，却摔倒在地上。

keel

n.（名词）
Nautical
【航海】
The principal structural member of a ship, running lengthwise along the center line from bow to stern, to which the frames are attached.
龙骨：船的主要结构部件，沿前沿中心线从船头延伸到船尾，船的肋骨附在这上面
A ship.
船
A structure, such as the breastbone of a bird, that resembles a ship`s keel in function or shape.
龙骨脊：一种在功能或形状上象船的龙骨的结构，如鸟的胸骨
The principal structural member of an aircraft, resembling a ship`s keel in shape and function.
飞机的龙骨：飞机上的主要结构部件，在形状和功能上类似船的龙骨
A pair of united petals in certain flowers, as those of the pea.
龙骨瓣：在某些花（如豌豆花）中的两个相连的花瓣
v.intr.tr.（不及物动词和及物动词）
keeled,keel.ing,keels 【航海】
To capsize or cause to capsize.
倾覆或使倾覆

<常用词组>keel over
To collapse or fall into or as if into a faint.
倾覆或倒下，状如晕倒
来源：
Middle English kele
中古英语 kele
from Old Norse kjôlr
源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 kjôlr

keel
keel 2

n.（名词）
Nautical
【航海】
A freight barge, especially one for carrying coal on the Tyne River in England.
运煤平底船：一种运货船，尤指英格兰泰因河上运煤的船
The load capacity of this barge.
一平底船的煤：此种船所装的煤量
A British unit of weight formerly used for coal, equal to about 2.2 long tons.
平底船煤：英国旧时的秤煤用的单位，大约等于2.2长吨

来源：
Middle English kele
中古英语 kele
from Middle Dutch kiel
源自 中古荷兰语 kiel

keel
keel 3

v.tr.（及物动词）
keeled,keel.ing,keels 【多用于英国】
To make cool.
使变凉

来源：
Middle English kelen
中古英语 kelen
from Old English côlan [to cool] * see gel-
源自 古英语 côlan [变凉] *参见 gel-