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BNC: 21059 COCA: 14024

buoy

noun
/bɔɪ/
/ˈbuːi/, /bɔɪ/
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  1. an object which floats on the sea or a river to mark the places where it is dangerous and where it is safe for boats to go浮标;航标 see also lifebuoyTopics Transport by waterc2
    Word OriginMiddle English: probably from Middle Dutch boye, boeie, from a Germanic base meaning ‘signal’. The verb is from Spanish boyar ‘to float’, from boya ‘buoy’.

buoy

verb
/bɔɪ/
/ˈbuːi/, /bɔɪ/
[usually passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they buoy
/bɔɪ/
/ˈbuːi/, /bɔɪ/
he / she / it buoys
/bɔɪz/
/ˈbuːiz/, /bɔɪz/
past simple buoyed
/bɔɪd/
/ˈbuːid/, /bɔɪd/
past participle buoyed
/bɔɪd/
/ˈbuːid/, /bɔɪd/
-ing form buoying
/ˈbɔɪɪŋ/
/ˈbuːiɪŋ/, /ˈbɔɪɪŋ/
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  1. buoy somebody (up) to make somebody feel cheerful or confident鼓舞;鼓励
    • Buoyed by their win yesterday the team feel confident of further success.在昨天的胜利鼓舞下,该队有信心再次获胜。
    • Knowing that all her friends were there buoyed up her spirits.知道她所有的朋友都在那里使她精神振奋。
  2. buoy somebody/something (up) to keep somebody/something floating on water使漂浮;使浮起
    • The raft was buoyed (up) by empty petrol cans.木筏被空汽油桶浮起。
  3. buoy something (up) to keep prices at a high or acceptable level使(价格)上浮;使(价格)维持于较高水平
    • Trading on Wall Street was buoyed in part by rising bond prices.华尔街的交易部分受到债券价格上涨的提振。
  4. Word OriginMiddle English: probably from Middle Dutch boye, boeie, from a Germanic base meaning ‘signal’. The verb is from Spanish boyar ‘to float’, from boya ‘buoy’.
BNC: 21059 COCA: 14024
BNC: 21059 COCA: 14024
BNC: 21059 COCA: 14024
buoy
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