keel

US [kil]
UK [kiːl]
  • n.（船的）龙骨
  • v.翻倒
  • Web船的龙骨；龙骨瓣；平底船
Plural Form：keels  Present Participle：keeling  Past Tense：keeled  

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keel
n.
1.
（船的）龙骨the long piece of wood or steel along the bottom of a ship, on which the frame is built, and which sometimes sticks out below the bottom and helps to keep it in a vertical position in the water
v.
1.
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~ (sth) (over)
（使）倾覆，翻倒to fall over sideways; to make sth fall over sideways

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AllAll,龙骨龙骨,翻倒翻倒,船的龙骨船的龙骨,龙骨瓣龙骨瓣,平底船平底船
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1.
Equipped with a keel and a double set of rowers which doubles the fighting power in melee, as all rowers onboard are also warriors.
龙首战舰配备龙骨和双列桨杆，航行极为迅速，因此海战表现出色，其大量桨手亦可参与作战。
lóng shǒu zhàn jiàn pèi bèi lóng gǔ hé shuāng liè jiǎng gǎn , háng xíng jí wéi xùn sù , yīn cǐ hǎi zhàn biǎo xiàn chū sè , qí dà liàng jiǎng shǒu yì kě cān yù zuò zhàn 。
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2.
All of our air floors come with a plywood support above the keel in the bow section of the boat.
我们的充气底板船都会在船头的气龙骨上配备木板支持，所以才会变得又平又硬。
wǒ men de chōng qì dǐ bǎn chuán dū huì zài chuán tóu de qì lóng gǔ shàng pèi bèi mù bǎn zhī chí , suǒ yǐ cái huì biàn de yòu píng yòu yìng 。
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3.
They ought to have known better since it was their actions that kept the United States economy on an even keel.
他们更应该了解，正是他们的决策促使美国经济保持平稳。
tā men gèng yīng gāi liǎo jiě , zhèng shì tā men de jué cè cù shǐ měi guó jīng jì bǎo chí píng wěn 。
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4.
The keel helps the boat resist the leeward force of the wind and provides stability against excessive heeling.
龙骨帮助船只抵御背风力（leewardforceofthewind），并稳定过度倾侧。
lóng gǔ bāng zhù chuán zhī dǐ yù bèi fēng lì ( leewardforceofthewind ) , bìng wěn dìng guò dù qīng cè 。
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5.
You prevent yourself from thinking 'Everyone is looking at me! What if I keel over?
这样你就不会总琢磨着“每个人都在看我！弄砸了怎么办？要是……”。
zhè yàng nǐ jiù bú huì zǒng zuó mo zhe " měi gè rén dōu zài kàn wǒ ! nòng zá le zěn me bàn ? yào shi … … " 。
chinese.wsj.com
6.
All of these help keep your body's systems on an even keel, better able to withstand hormonal changes.
这些方法可以帮助身体系统维持平衡，如果更好一点还可以帮助对抗荷尔蒙变化。
zhè xiē fāng fǎ kě yǐ bāng zhù shēn tǐ xì tǒng wéi chí píng héng , rú guǒ gèng hǎo yì diǎn hái kě yǐ bāng zhù duì kàng hé ěr měng biàn huà 。
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7.
It's not just a keel and a deck and sails. That's what a ship needs. But what a ship is, what the Black Pearl really is. . . is freedom.
一艘船不仅仅需要龙骨、船体、甲板和风帆，一艘船真正需要的是……黑珍珠号真正需要的是——自由。
yī sōu chuán bù jǐn jǐn xū yào lóng gǔ 、 chuán tǐ 、 jiǎ bǎn hé fēng fān , yī sōu chuán zhēn zhèng xū yào de shì … … hēi zhēn zhū hào zhēn zhèng xū yào de shì —— zì yóu 。
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8.
A keel is needed to keep the boat from being blown sideways at all points of sail except downwind.
龙骨的作用是在除了顺风（downwind）之外的所有航行状态下防止帆船被吹得侧翻。
lóng gǔ de zuò yòng shì zài chú le shùn fēng ( downwind ) zhī wài de suǒ yǒu háng xíng zhuàng tài xià fáng zhǐ fān chuán bèi chuī de cè fān 。
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9.
Opening the watertight doors would have allowed the ship to sink on an even keel and remain afloat longer.
要是把水密门打开了的话，应该能让船平稳地沉没并可以保持漂浮得更久。
yào shi bǎ shuǐ mì mén dǎ kāi le de huà , yīng gāi néng ràng chuán píng wěn de chén mò bìng kě yǐ bǎo chí piāo fú de gèng jiǔ 。
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10.
A movable keel in a sailboat that can be pivoted upward to reduce the boat's draft in shallow water.
活动防浪板帆船上一活动龙骨，可以绕枢轴扯起以减少船在浅水的吃水深度
huó dòng fáng làng bǎn fān chuán shàng yī huó dòng lóng gǔ , kě yǐ rào shū zhóu chě qǐ yǐ jiǎn shǎo chuán zài qiǎn shuǐ de chī shuǐ shēn dù
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