| 单词 | buoy |
| 释义 | buoy /booh"ee, boy/, n. 1. Naut. a distinctively shaped and marked float, sometimes carrying a signal or signals, anchored to mark a channel, anchorage, navigational hazard, etc., or to provide a mooring place away from the shore. 2. a life buoy. v.t. 3. to keep afloat or support by or as if by a life buoy; keep from sinking (often fol. by up): The life jacket buoyed her up until help arrived. 4. Naut. to mark with a buoy or buoys. 5. to sustain or encourage (often fol. by up): Her courage was buoyed by the doctor's assurances. v.i. 6. to float or rise by reason of lightness. [1425-75; late ME boye a float < MF *boie, boue(e) < Gmc; akin to BEACON] Syn. 5. lift, uplift, boost, lighten; maintain, nurture. |
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