英语词汇“to bottom out”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

†1. transitive. To dredge the bottom of (a body of water, esp. a canal) so as to maintain a specific depth. Obsolete.

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1828 Maryland Gaz. 21 Aug. The dredging machine, successfully and profitably employed here in bottoming out some of the parts left unfinished by the spade.

1853 Newburgh Warrick (Indiana) Democrat 26 Feb. 2/5 Bottoming the canal out thoroughly,..will both improve the navigation and increase the depth of water.

1906 N. E. Whitford Hist. Canal Syst. I. vi. 436 The depth was to be only six feet, which was to be secured by bottoming out the prism and by raising and strengthening the banks.

1929 Soc. Engineers Trans. 182 ‘Bottoming out’ watercourses which have been neglected for many years.

2. intransitive. To reach the lowest or worst point (typically implying that the situation will then improve). Originally esp. in financial contexts: cf. sense 7.

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society > trade and finance > trading conditions > [verb (intransitive)] > be in or reach specific state (of market)

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bottom1846

steady1913

to bottom out1938

1938 N.Y. Times 26 May 38/1 There are signs that business is ‘bottoming out’.

1939 Amer. Econ. Rev. 29 47 The enterprise spirit has undergone a kind of cyclical retardation which may currently be bottoming out.

1958 Times 14 July 13/3 With the recession apparently having bottomed out there is now much less insistence..that the Government take some vigorous action.

1977 Washington Post 12 Oct. a8 Gas supplies will bottom out this year, then turn upward in the spring.

2002 J. Grisham Summons xv. 136 He'll bottom out and sober up in a week or so.

2014 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 10 Dec. (Finance section) It is ‘all but impossible to tell where the oil price might bottom out’.

3. intransitive.

a. Of a motor vehicle or its driver: to touch or strike the ground with the underside of the chassis. Cf. sense 6a.

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1955 Pop. Mech. Dec. 120/2 The Citroen bounded unhappily along the poorly graded mountain roads through Ecuador—frequently bottoming out on rocks jutting from the high-crowned, deeply rutted trails.

1979 Pop. Sci. Mar. 41/1 If you've ever..bottomed out on a bumpy road.

1996 Washington Post 19 June b9 Her car bottomed out, into one of those craters for which D.C. streets are so (in)famous.

2012 States News Service (Nexis) 14 June There are grooves in the pavement on both sides of the tracks made by vehicles that bottomed-out when they crossed too fast.

b. Of a ship, boat, etc.: to strike rocks, the seabed, etc., with the underside of the hull; to become grounded.

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1992 Amer. Motorcyclist June 34/2 The ferry bottomed-out on the muddy lakebed.

2001 B. Wick Solid Brass ii. 29 At low tide, ships coming into the harbor would bottom out.

2006 Florida Times-Union (Nexis) 3 Oct. b1 When the tide fell, the boat bottomed out on rocks on the riverbed.

4. intransitive.

a. Of the suspension of a vehicle: to compress fully as a result of surface conditions or a heavy load so that the chassis is not supported effectively. Cf. sense 3a.

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1957 Diesel Power Dec. 54/1 An important advantage claimed for the new mounting is that it will not ‘bottom out’ under high shock loads.

1958 Sports Cars Illustr. Dec. 33/2 The suspension bottomed out with a thud, but remarkably the Corvette held to its course, though displaced sideways a bit.

1988 Toronto Star (Nexis) 12 Mar. k1 Over sharp drop-offs, the struts bottom out with a bit of a thump.

2005 L. Fugard Skinner's Drift iii. 51 The bakkie hit a bump and jolted, the shocks momentarily bottoming out.

2014 Peterborough Today (Nexis) 19 Apr. Even when the springs bottom out..the bump stops do a superb job of calmly maintaining balance and control.

b. Of foam or another springy material: to reach the limit of compression. Also transitive: to cause (such material) to reach the limit of compression.

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1963 Package Engin. Feb. 80/2 Beyond the point of peak stress the cushion begins to bottom out.

1993 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 28 Aug. (Saturday Extra section) 12 Sporty types will appreciate the UltraSoft bicycle seat pad made of a special gel that never bunches up or ‘bottoms out’.

2007 Ultra Fit 17 86/2 If the material is too soft the heavier runner will 'bottom out' the cushioning.

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释义	> as lemmas to bottom out to bottom out †1. transitive. To dredge the bottom of (a body of water, esp. a canal) so as to maintain a specific depth. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1828 Maryland Gaz. 21 Aug. The dredging machine, successfully and profitably employed here in bottoming out some of the parts left unfinished by the spade. 1853 Newburgh Warrick (Indiana) Democrat 26 Feb. 2/5 Bottoming the canal out thoroughly,..will both improve the navigation and increase the depth of water. 1906 N. E. Whitford Hist. Canal Syst. I. vi. 436 The depth was to be only six feet, which was to be secured by bottoming out the prism and by raising and strengthening the banks. 1929 Soc. Engineers Trans. 182 ‘Bottoming out’ watercourses which have been neglected for many years. 2. intransitive. To reach the lowest or worst point (typically implying that the situation will then improve). Originally esp. in financial contexts: cf. sense 7. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading conditions > [verb (intransitive)] > be in or reach specific state (of market) soften1565 bottom1846 steady1913 to bottom out1938 1938 N.Y. Times 26 May 38/1 There are signs that business is ‘bottoming out’. 1939 Amer. Econ. Rev. 29 47 The enterprise spirit has undergone a kind of cyclical retardation which may currently be bottoming out. 1958 Times 14 July 13/3 With the recession apparently having bottomed out there is now much less insistence..that the Government take some vigorous action. 1977 Washington Post 12 Oct. a8 Gas supplies will bottom out this year, then turn upward in the spring. 2002 J. Grisham Summons xv. 136 He'll bottom out and sober up in a week or so. 2014 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 10 Dec. (Finance section) It is ‘all but impossible to tell where the oil price might bottom out’. 3. intransitive. a. Of a motor vehicle or its driver: to touch or strike the ground with the underside of the chassis. Cf. sense 6a. ΚΠ 1955 Pop. Mech. Dec. 120/2 The Citroen bounded unhappily along the poorly graded mountain roads through Ecuador—frequently bottoming out on rocks jutting from the high-crowned, deeply rutted trails. 1979 Pop. Sci. Mar. 41/1 If you've ever..bottomed out on a bumpy road. 1996 Washington Post 19 June b9 Her car bottomed out, into one of those craters for which D.C. streets are so (in)famous. 2012 States News Service (Nexis) 14 June There are grooves in the pavement on both sides of the tracks made by vehicles that bottomed-out when they crossed too fast. b. Of a ship, boat, etc.: to strike rocks, the seabed, etc., with the underside of the hull; to become grounded. ΚΠ 1992 Amer. Motorcyclist June 34/2 The ferry bottomed-out on the muddy lakebed. 2001 B. Wick Solid Brass ii. 29 At low tide, ships coming into the harbor would bottom out. 2006 Florida Times-Union (Nexis) 3 Oct. b1 When the tide fell, the boat bottomed out on rocks on the riverbed. 4. intransitive. a. Of the suspension of a vehicle: to compress fully as a result of surface conditions or a heavy load so that the chassis is not supported effectively. Cf. sense 3a. ΚΠ 1957 Diesel Power Dec. 54/1 An important advantage claimed for the new mounting is that it will not ‘bottom out’ under high shock loads. 1958 Sports Cars Illustr. Dec. 33/2 The suspension bottomed out with a thud, but remarkably the Corvette held to its course, though displaced sideways a bit. 1988 Toronto Star (Nexis) 12 Mar. k1 Over sharp drop-offs, the struts bottom out with a bit of a thump. 2005 L. Fugard Skinner's Drift iii. 51 The bakkie hit a bump and jolted, the shocks momentarily bottoming out. 2014 Peterborough Today (Nexis) 19 Apr. Even when the springs bottom out..the bump stops do a superb job of calmly maintaining balance and control. b. Of foam or another springy material: to reach the limit of compression. Also transitive: to cause (such material) to reach the limit of compression. ΚΠ 1963 Package Engin. Feb. 80/2 Beyond the point of peak stress the cushion begins to bottom out. 1993 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 28 Aug. (Saturday Extra section) 12 Sporty types will appreciate the UltraSoft bicycle seat pad made of a special gel that never bunches up or ‘bottoms out’. 2007 Ultra Fit 17 86/2 If the material is too soft the heavier runner will 'bottom out' the cushioning. extracted from bottomv. < as lemmas
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