keel
n
1 timber or steel structure along the bottom of a ship, on which the framework is built up (船的)龙骨
lay down a keel, ie start building a ship 安龙骨(动工造船).
2 (idm 习语) on an even keel => even1. keel, v (phr v) keel over
1 (of a ship) capsize (指船)倾覆, 翻倒.
2 (infml 口) fall over; collapse 倒下; 倒塌
After a couple of drinks he just keeled over on the floor. 他喝了两杯酒後就跌倒在地了.
The structure had keeled over in the high winds. 那座建筑物让大风给刮倒了.
🔁 扩展释义
*[ki:l]n. 龙骨, 平底船vt. 装以龙骨, 使倾覆vi. 倾覆【医】 幼鸭败血病(由一种沙门氏杆菌引起)相关词组: keel over on an even keel
After the marathon, most of the competitors looked all in.
跑完马拉松,大多数参加比赛的人显得疲劳不堪。
We're in competition with several other companies for the contract.
我们与另外几家公司逐争取这个合同。
But the station master was adamant: rules could not be broken and she had to watch that train disappear towards her destination while she was left behind.