keel over

短语

倾覆, 翻身

发音

UK /ˈkiːl ˈəʊvə(ɹ)/
AU
US /ˈkil ˈoʊvɚ/

词形变化

keeled over keeling over keels over 三单 keels over keeling over 现在分词 keeled over 过去式 keeled over 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    Of a vessel: to roll so far on its side that it cannot recover; to capsize or turn turtle.

    比喻 不及物 航海 交通
  2. 2.

    To collapse in a faint; to black out, to swoon.

    习语 不及物

    We should all go inside before somebody keels over from the heat.

  3. 3.

    To die.

    习语 不及物

词汇关系

动词

上位词 2

tumble topple

词源

The original nautical meaning (sense 1) refers to a vessel rolling to the extent that its keel (“a large beam along the underside of the vessel’s hull from bow to stern”) is visible.

来源：wiktionary