unbuoyedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈbɔɪd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈbuid/,

/ˌənˈbɔɪd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, buoy v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + buoy v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare later buoyed adj.

a. Not kept afloat; not lifted up; unsupported.

ΚΠ

1811 Hampshire Tel. & Sussex Chron. 26 Aug. Men are drowned by raising their arms above water, the unbuoyed weight of which depresses the head.

1871 Spectator 23 Dec. 1561/2 A man who could live for seven years..with so much guilty and bloody thought and contrivance in his brain..is worse than an unbuoyed torpedo in the risk he causes to the society to which he belongs.

1914 Water & Sewage Wks. Apr. 324/1 The liquid will be withdrawn unequally from the two displacers, the unbuoyed weight of the one will be greater than that of the other.

2003 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 28 June 8 With so many pillows, cushions and bolsters.., there is no need for any limb to remain unbuoyed.

b. figurative. Not elevated or lightened in mood (by something).

ΚΠ

1867 Fortn. Rev. Mar. 384 His art unsupported by faith, unbuoyed by love, expends itself in reproducing objects of horror.

1916 Sat. Rev. 4 Mar. 226/1 Henceforward the battle will be waged by a soldiery unbuoyed by hope.

1989 Lawrence (Kansas) Jrnl.-World 15 Apr. 4 a/5 There was no one..unbuoyed by hope and confidence in a better day.

2001 Granta Summer 17 Each morning,..I awoke unbuoyed and drenched to the bone.

2. Not marked or provided with a buoy or buoys.In quot. 1820 in figurative context.

ΚΠ

1820 Edinb. Rev. May 295 He plunged boldly into the unbuoyed channel of his cause.

1856 Morning Post 21 Apr. 4/5 The shallow sea, the unbuoyed channel, and the waterside fortification.

1909 W. L. Clowes in H. D. Traill & J. S. Mann Social Eng. I. ii. iii. 444 The shores, unlighted and unbuoyed, were rendered the more dangerous by the fact that those who lived upon them were pirates and wreckers.

1985 Cruising World Nov. 40/1 From downtown the channel is unbuoyed.

2016 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 2 Mar. (Sport section) 11 Their substantial experience of steering the tricky waters of the tidal Thames could prove crucial in an unbuoyed race.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unbuoyed
释义	unbuoyedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈbɔɪd/, U.S. /ˌənˈbuid/, /ˌənˈbɔɪd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, buoy v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + buoy v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare later buoyed adj. 1. a. Not kept afloat; not lifted up; unsupported. ΚΠ 1811 Hampshire Tel. & Sussex Chron. 26 Aug. Men are drowned by raising their arms above water, the unbuoyed weight of which depresses the head. 1871 Spectator 23 Dec. 1561/2 A man who could live for seven years..with so much guilty and bloody thought and contrivance in his brain..is worse than an unbuoyed torpedo in the risk he causes to the society to which he belongs. 1914 Water & Sewage Wks. Apr. 324/1 The liquid will be withdrawn unequally from the two displacers, the unbuoyed weight of the one will be greater than that of the other. 2003 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 28 June 8 With so many pillows, cushions and bolsters.., there is no need for any limb to remain unbuoyed. b. figurative. Not elevated or lightened in mood (by something). ΚΠ 1867 Fortn. Rev. Mar. 384 His art unsupported by faith, unbuoyed by love, expends itself in reproducing objects of horror. 1916 Sat. Rev. 4 Mar. 226/1 Henceforward the battle will be waged by a soldiery unbuoyed by hope. 1989 Lawrence (Kansas) Jrnl.-World 15 Apr. 4 a/5 There was no one..unbuoyed by hope and confidence in a better day. 2001 Granta Summer 17 Each morning,..I awoke unbuoyed and drenched to the bone. 2. Not marked or provided with a buoy or buoys.In quot. 1820 in figurative context. ΚΠ 1820 Edinb. Rev. May 295 He plunged boldly into the unbuoyed channel of his cause. 1856 Morning Post 21 Apr. 4/5 The shallow sea, the unbuoyed channel, and the waterside fortification. 1909 W. L. Clowes in H. D. Traill & J. S. Mann Social Eng. I. ii. iii. 444 The shores, unlighted and unbuoyed, were rendered the more dangerous by the fact that those who lived upon them were pirates and wreckers. 1985 Cruising World Nov. 40/1 From downtown the channel is unbuoyed. 2016 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 2 Mar. (Sport section) 11 Their substantial experience of steering the tricky waters of the tidal Thames could prove crucial in an unbuoyed race. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1811
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