capsized

/ˈkæpsaɪzd/· verb (过去式/过去分词)

灾害/海事B2

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Chinese meaning

(船只)倾覆;翻船

船chuán只zhī整zhěng个gè翻fān扣kòu、倾qīng覆fù

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渡dù轮lún在zài两liǎng地dì之zhī间jiān的de水shuǐ域yù整zhěng体tǐ翻fān覆fù

Example

The vessel capsized between Georgetown and Port Kaituma, with 53 people so far rescued.

该船只在乔治敦与波特凯图马之间发生倾覆,目前已有53人获救。

Source: BBC · 19 Jul 2026

Background ✎

圭guī亚yà那nà一yī艘sōu载zài116人rén的de渡dù轮lún在zài乔qiáo治zhì敦dūn与yǔ波bō特tè凯kǎi图tú马mǎ之zhī间jiān水shuǐ域yù倾qīng覆fù,目mù前qián已yǐ救jiù起qǐ53人rén。

Roots · etymology

词源存疑,18世纪航海用语

  • 单纯词,词源不详,不宜再拆

Collocations

  • capsize a boat / the vessel capsized / risk of capsizing

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