单词 | careen |
释义 | careenn. Nautical. 1. The position of a ship laid or heeled over on one side. on (upon) the careen: (of a ship) turned over on one side for repairing, or by stress of weather, etc.; (also figurative) ready to turn either way on receiving an impulse. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [noun] > heeling or listing careen1591 heel1622 heeling1625 list1633 seel1644 seeling1644 hield1867 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > [noun] > repair of ships > careening ship for repair > position of ship when careened careen1591 1591 Hon. Actions E. Glemham Which compeld them to lie vpon the carine, to stop their leakes. 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. ii. 13 Breaming her..either in a dry dock or vpon her Careene. 1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ i. xxvii. 52 Many Gallies, and Galeasses..either in Cours, at Anchor, in Dock, or upon the Carine. 1651 J. Howell S.P.Q.V. 36 She hath bin so often trimmd, putt upon the Carine, and metamorphosed. 1678 London Gaz. No. 1359/4 The Algierine..had so great a hole made in her, that [s]he was brought to her Carene. 1707 London Gaz. No. 4380/2 We saw him on the Careen [from being struck between wind and water]. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine at Careening When a ship is laid on a careen, every thing is taken out of her. 1798 in Naval Chron. (1799) 1 171 A broadside, which laid him on a creen. 1798 T. Jefferson Writings (1859) IV. 234 [To] decide the future turn of things, which are at this moment on the creen. 1798 T. Jefferson Writings (1859) IV. 236 Stopping the movement in the Eastern States, which were on the creen. 1836 F. Marryat Pirate iii, in Pirate & Three Cutters 22 The Circassian [a ship] righted from her careen. 2. The process of careening: see the verb. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > [noun] > repair of ships > careening ship for repair careening1668 careen1712 1712 W. Rogers Cruising Voy. 217 The Dutchess began to make ready for a Careen. 3. A careening over. (See the verb 4.) ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > [noun] > leaning over leaningc1440 lean1776 list1793 careen1880 lean-over1969 1880 L. Wallace Ben-Hur i. i. 6 The charm [of the camel] is not..in the movement, the noiseless stepping, or the broad careen. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021). careenv. Nautical. 1. a. transitive. To turn (a ship) over on one side for cleaning, caulking, or repairing; to clean, caulk, etc. (a ship so turned over). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > build a ship [verb (transitive)] > repair ship > careen careen1600 heel1644 heave down1745 1600 R. Hakluyt tr. G. B. Ramusio in Princ. Navigations (new ed.) III. 423 A fit place to carene the ship. a1665 K. Digby Jrnl. Voy. to Mediterranean (1868) 56 To stay att Milo to carine and fitt her. 1682 G. Wheler Journey into Greece i. 28 A Fountain of Pitch..with which they caren Vessels. 1687 B. Randolph Present State Archipel. 11 To carine his ship. 1747 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1851) V. 71 His Sloop cou'd not go to Sea without being Careen'd. 1849 W. Irving Life C. Columbus III. 25 Finding a convenient harbor..he unloaded and careened his vessels. ΚΠ 1675 Char. Town-gallant 5 He..pulls out his Comb, Carreens his Wigg. 1701 Art of Love 48 Swiming Line careend with Flies. 1702 Eng. Theophrastus 53 He [the beau] is two long hours careening his wig. 2. a. absol. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > [verb (intransitive)] > careen a ship careen1697 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World xvi. 443 A fine small Cove..fit to Careen in. 1790 R. Beatson Naval & Mil. Mem. I. 227 The Commodore..informed the Captains, that his orders were..to careen, and refit. 1821 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto III xx. 13 He left his ship..With orders to the people to careen. b. intransitive for passive. Said of the ship itself. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > [verb (intransitive)] > careen a ship > be careened careen1667 1667 London Gaz. No. 145/3 Some that were driven to shore, were since forced to unlade and Carine. 1670 A. Marvell Let. to Mayor of Hull 28 Oct. in Wks. I. 333 Liberty for our ships to careen and victuall in any of his ports. 1720 London Gaz. No. 5827/1 The Barfleur..is now carreening. 3. transitive. To cause (a ship) to heel over. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [verb (transitive)] > cause to heel heel1644 careen1832 1832 M. Scott Tom Cringle's Log xv, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 760/1 Do you mean to careen the ship, that you have all run to the starboard side, leaving me to be drowned to port here? 1836 F. Marryat Pirate xi, in Pirate & Three Cutters 116 The heavy blows of the seas upon the sides of the vessel careened and shook her. 4. a. intransitive. ‘A ship is said to careen when she inclines to one side, or lies over when sailing on a wind’ (Smyth Sailor's Word-bk.). Also transferred; esp. (U.S.) of a motor car. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [verb (intransitive)] > heel or list blencha1300 rolla1325 heelc1575 seela1618 list1626 stoop1663 careen1762 to lie along1769 to lay along1779 wrong1842 to roll down1856 1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck ii. 18 Careening, as if never more to right. a1763 W. Shenstone Love & Honour 99 The fleet careen'd, the wind propitious fill'd The swelling sails. 1863 E. Dicey Six Months in Federal States I. 4 The ship staggered, careened, and reeled, as wave after wave came thundering on her. 1883 G. Meredith Poems, Lucifer in Starlight 7 Now his huge bulk o'er Afric's sands careened. b. transferred. To lean over; to tilt. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > incline or be oblique [verb (intransitive)] > slope > tilt tilt1626 tip1666 cant1702 topc1860 trip1869 careen1883 1883 G. Meredith Poems 157 Now his huge bulk o'er Africa careened. 1895 J. Conrad Almayer's Folly xii. 260 The big office desk, with one of its legs broken, careened over like the hull of a stranded ship. 1920 C. H. Stagg High Speed (ed. 2) ix. 152 A hundred times their throats choked as the car careened on a bank. 1920 C. H. Stagg High Speed (ed. 2) xiv. 251 The car should have careened until it almost turtled. 1920 C. H. Stagg High Speed (ed. 2) xv. 272 A sickening skid,..a careening lurch that brought a cry from Dan. 1938 Brit. Birds 31 333 The bird was careening from side to side as though there were waves. 5. [Influenced by career v. 2] To rush headlong, to hurtle, esp. with an unsteady motion. Chiefly U.S.Quot. 1925 may belong to sense 4b. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > move swiftly in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > move with impetuous speed leapOE swengec1000 swingOE throwc1275 hurla1300 dashc1300 fling1300 stetec1330 lance?a1400 slinga1400 whirlc1400 wringc1400 dingc1450 whither1487 chop1555 to cast (also lay) one's heels in one's neck1599 clap1603 precipitate1622 teara1627 toss1727 to keep on at a score1807 whing1882 whirlwind1894 to go off full score1900 careen1923 1923 E. R. Burroughs Chessmen of Mars vii. 70 The cruiser ‘Vanator’ careened through the tempest. 1925 T. Dreiser Amer. Trag. I. ii. xxiii. 312 There came a contact..which set his thoughts careening in an entirely different direction. 1928 F. Hurst President is Born xiii. 146 With terrible, terrifying, careening strides, that zigzagged crazily. 1928 F. Hurst President is Born xxxi. 315 The tears jetted and careened down to her lips. 1940 Amer. Speech 15 72 Careen of recent years has come to mean ‘to rush headlong’, or ‘hurtle’, doubtless because of its resemblance to career. 1957 H. Roosenburg Walls came tumbling Down iv. 91 A lot of Russians careening along the road on liberated bicycles. 1965 H. Gold Man who was not with It (new ed.) v. 46 A shrill cry careened down the street. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1591v.1600 |
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