单词	capsize
释义	capsizecap‧size /kæpˈsaɪz $ ˈkæpsaɪz/ verb [intransitive, transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINcapsize Origin: 1700-1800 Perhaps from Spanish capuzar ‘to sink a ship front-end first’, from cabo ‘head’ + chapuzar ‘to dive’ Verb Table VERB TABLE capsize Simple Form Present I, you, we, they capsize he, she, it capsizes Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they capsized Present perfect I, you, we, they have capsized he, she, it has capsized Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had capsized Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will capsize Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have capsized Continuous Form Present I am capsizing he, she, it is capsizing you, we, they are capsizing Past I, he, she, it was capsizing you, we, they were capsizing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been capsizing he, she, it has been capsizing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been capsizing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be capsizing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been capsizing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES A huge wave struck the side of our boat, almost capsizing it. People were fighting for places in the lifeboat, and there was a real danger of it capsizing. The ship capsized in rough waters with the loss of 208 lives. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And we had to keep our water supply low down, or the risk of capsize would be unacceptable. And when - inevitably - you do capsize, you soon learn how to not make the same mistakes again. And, of course, if the capsize happened in the wide ocean, then the crew was in real trouble. He might as well capsize the dinghy and be done with it. One day Prospero commanded a spirit to raise a terrible storm to capsize a passing ship. The fragile canoe did not capsize! The giant fund-raising event took place on Saturday but the choppy waters caused some competitors to capsize. There, in theory, it would be safe and the weight would help stabilise the raft and prevent a capsize. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhen a vehicle, ship etc turns over in an accident► turn over if a vehicle turns over , it turns upside down, especially as a result of an accident: · The car smashed into the post, turned over, and burst into flames.· The train was travelling so fast that when it came off the rails it turned over onto its roof. ► roll over if a vehicle or ship rolls over , it turns upside down because it is not correctly balanced: · The truck jack-knifed and then rolled over.· Ships have stabilizers to prevent them from rolling over in rough seas. ► capsize if a boat capsizes , or someone or something capsizes it, it turns over in the water: · The ship capsized in rough waters with the loss of 208 lives.· People were fighting for places in the lifeboat, and there was a real danger of it capsizing.· A huge wave struck the side of our boat, almost capsizing it. ► overturn if a vehicle or boat overturns , or someone or something overturns it, it turns over: · The truck had overturned, but the driver was not injured.· The whole crew was drowned when their boat overturned in a storm.· During the riots several cars were overturned and set on fire. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a boat capsizes/overturns (=turns over in the water)· Will stood up suddenly and the boat capsized. if a boat capsizes, or if you capsize it, it turns over in the water
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