| 单词 | capsize |
| 释义 | capsize (once / 3549 pages) v To capsize is to overturn, and it usually happens to boats. Don't rock the boat, baby, or you might just capsize. When a boat tips over in a lake, it capsizes, and so does a boy who is sitting on an inner tube when it flips suddenly. Anything overturning in a body of water can be said to capsize. Sometimes vessels that capsize can be righted, like a canoe, and other times they sink to the bottom of the sea. The origin of capsize is uncertain, though it may be related to the Spanish word capuzar, "sink by the head." WORD FAMILYcapsize: capsized, capsizes, capsizing+/capsizing: capsizings USAGE EXAMPLESThe Navy says the Coast Guard was notified of a capsized kayak in Chesapeake Bay not far from Cape Charles Wednesday morning. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) Mr Ronsijns said: "The ship capsized in one, two, three... it was that fast". BBC(Dec 30, 2016) Migrants in an overcrowded boat that capsized are rescued by Italian navy ships in the Mediterranean sea between Libya and Italy. The Guardian(Dec 26, 2016) v overturn accidentally Don't rock the boat or it will capsize! Syn|Hyper turn turtle, turtle overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over turn from an upright or normal position |
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