keel
/kiːl/ (bre, ipa) · /kiːl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkēl/ (ame, mw)
keel — 名詞
- keelsingular
- keelsplural
1. a long beam, usually wooden or metal, running down the middle of a boat's unders
船骨；龍骨
船底中央的長條樑，支撐船身並維持穩定
a long beam, usually wooden or metal, running down the middle of a boat's underside, holding the rest of the hull together and stopping the boat from tipping over in rough water
Camila ran her hand along the wooden keel of the small fishing boat.
Camila 用手沿著那艘小漁船的木製龍骨摸過去。
the keel of [vessel] — possessive shape
Storms in the North Sea cracked the keel of the trawler, and Esteban steered for port.
北海的暴風雨讓拖網漁船的龍骨裂開，Esteban 把船開回港口。
the keel of [vessel] cracked / broken
Workers at the Busan shipyard laid the keel of the new ferry on a quiet Tuesday morning.
釜山造船廠的工人在一個安靜的星期二早晨鋪設新渡輪的龍骨。
A heavy lead keel under the racing yacht stopped Adisa's boat from leaning too far in strong winds.
賽艇下方一根沉重的鉛製龍骨，讓 Adisa 的船在強風中不會傾斜得太厲害。
The diver discovered barnacles covering the keel of a sunken cargo ship off the coast of Crete.
潛水員在克里特島外海發現一艘沉沒貨船的龍骨上長滿了藤壺。
文法句型
the keel of [vessel]
用法筆記
Subject of construction verbs is usually a shipyard or builder; the common phrase 'lay the keel' marks the start of building a ship.
常見錯誤
2. a thin bony ridge running down the front of a flying bird's breastbone, providin
胸骨脊
飛鳥胸骨上的骨脊，供飛行肌肉附著
a thin bony ridge running down the front of a flying bird's breastbone, providing a wide surface for the strong muscles that move the wings
Hyun pointed to the keel on the pigeon skeleton and explained that flightless birds usually lack one.
Hyun 指著鴿子骨骼上的胸骨脊，並解釋說不會飛的鳥通常沒有這個構造。
the keel on [bird] sternum / skeleton
Ostriches and emus have only a flat breastbone, with no keel for flight muscles to attach to.
鴕鳥和鴯鶓只有一塊平坦的胸骨，沒有可以讓飛行肌肉附著的胸骨脊。
no keel — flightless contrast
The biology teacher showed Greta how the deep keel of a hawk's sternum supports its powerful wing strokes.
生物老師向 Greta 示範老鷹胸骨上深長的胸骨脊如何支撐強而有力的拍翅動作。
A vet measured the keel of the rescued falcon to estimate how much weight the bird had lost.
獸醫測量了那隻獲救獵鷹的胸骨脊，以估算這隻鳥減輕了多少體重。
- carina
the Latin anatomical term used in scientific writing
文法句型
the keel of [bird's] sternum
用法筆記
Common in ornithology and avian veterinary writing; everyday English uses 'breastbone' for the whole bone, not 'keel' for the ridge alone.
3. any long, thin raised line on a plant, animal body part, or other surface that h
縱脊；隆脊
形狀類似船底的細長突起
any long, thin raised line on a plant, animal body part, or other surface that has roughly the same shape as the bottom edge of a boat
The botanist showed Noa the small keel running along the underside of the pea flower's petal.
植物學家指給 Noa 看豌豆花花瓣下方那道細長的縱脊。
keel of a flower / petal
Each leaf has a sharp keel down the centre, which channels rain toward the plant's roots.
每片葉子中央都有一道銳利的縱脊，會把雨水導向植物的根部。
sharp keel — drainage function
Sahil studied the bony keel on the turtle's shell, comparing it with samples from other species.
Sahil 研究那隻烏龜殼上的骨質縱脊，並與其他物種的樣本相比較。
A faint keel along the top of the bronze helmet showed where two metal halves had been joined together.
青銅頭盔頂部有一道淡淡的縱脊，顯示兩半金屬曾在那裡接合在一起。
- groove
the opposite shape — a long thin channel sunk into the surface
文法句型
a keel on [body part / structure]
用法筆記
Frequently passive in botanical and zoological description (e.g. 'is bordered by a keel'); rarely used outside scientific or technical contexts.
keel — 動詞
- keelpresent simple I / you / we / they
- keels3rd person singular
- keeling-ing form
- keeledpast simple
1. to suddenly drop to the ground, usually because of illness, heat, or shock, almo
突然倒下
因病、熱或震驚而突然倒地
to suddenly drop to the ground, usually because of illness, heat, or shock, almost always used with the word 'over'
After standing in the sun for two hours, Yael keeled over on the parade ground.
在太陽底下站了兩個小時後，Yael 在閱兵場上突然倒下。
keel over — collapse from heat/standing
One of the runners keeled over near the finish line and was carried away by medics.
其中一名跑者在接近終點線時突然倒下，被醫護人員抬走。
keel over — exhaustion collapse
The old dog suddenly keeled over in the garden, and Vivek rushed it to the vet.
那隻老狗突然在花園裡倒下，Vivek 趕緊把牠送去獸醫院。
I nearly keeled over when Layla told me the price of the new apartment in central Tokyo.
Layla 告訴我東京市中心新公寓的價格時，我差點當場昏倒。
Two of the soldiers keeled over from heatstroke during the long march through the desert.
有兩名士兵在穿越沙漠的長途行軍中因中暑而當場倒下。
- stand firm
stay upright and steady, rather than dropping suddenly
文法句型
keel over
用法筆記
Almost always used with 'over' as a particle (keel over). The bare form 'keel' on its own is very rare; in casual speech it can also mean 'die'.