Word · Frequency #18688

keel

/kiːl/

noun

龙骨

The main structural beam along the bottom of a ship or boat, running from front to back and giving stability.

1.
A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.
沿船体底部从船首到船尾的大梁。
2.
A broad, flat vessel used for cooling liquids; a brewer's cooling vat; a keelfat.
用于冷却液体的宽大平底容器；酿酒师的冷却槽；龙骨槽。
3.
A rigid, flat piece of material anchored to the lowest part of the hull of a ship to give it greater control and stability.
固定在船体最低部分的坚硬平板,以增强控制和稳定性。
4.
In a dirigible, a construction similar in form and use to a ship's keel; in an aeroplane, a fin or fixed surface employed to increase stability and to hold the machine to its course.
在飞艇中,类似于船龙骨的结构；在飞机中,用于增加稳定性并保持航向的鳍或固定表面。
5.
The rigid bottom part of something else, especially an iceberg.
其他物体的坚硬底部,尤其是冰山。
6.
A type of flat-bottomed boat.
一种平底船。
7.
The periphery of a whorl extended to form a more or less flattened plate; a prominent spiral ridge.
螺旋的外围延伸形成或多或少的平板；显著的螺旋脊。
8.
The two lowest petals of the corolla of a papilionaceous flower, united and enclosing the stamens and pistil; a carina.
蝶形花冠的两个最低花瓣,结合并包裹雄蕊和雌蕊；龙骨瓣。

平底船；（冰山等的）水下底部；（飞艇的）龙骨；（飞机的）垂直安定面；龙骨瓣；（软体动物壳的）龙骨状螺旋脊

In use

The ship's keel was damaged during the storm, causing a leak.

船的龙骨在暴风雨中受损，导致漏水。

A strong keel is essential for the stability of a sailing vessel.

坚固的龙骨对帆船的稳定性至关重要。

The boatyard workers inspected the keel for signs of corrosion.

船厂工人检查龙骨是否有腐蚀痕迹。

ship's keel: 船的龙骨; The ship's keel was damaged when it hit the rocks.船撞上岩石时，龙骨受到了损坏。
lay down the keel: 铺设龙骨；开工造船; The company laid down the keel of its newest cruise ship.这家公司为新邮轮铺设了龙骨，即开工建造。
on an even keel: 平稳；稳定; The new contract should put the project back on an even keel.新合同应该会让这个项目恢复平稳。
keel of an iceberg: 冰山的水下底部; The keel of the iceberg scraped the ocean floor.冰山的水下底部刮擦到了海底。
hull and keel: 船体和龙骨; The hull and keel form the main structure of a wooden boat.船体和龙骨构成木船的主要结构。

船的龙骨在底部贯穿首尾，就像脊梁；拼写keel：k像尖船头，两个e如船体横板，l像那条长梁。

语域：neutral 常见场景：nautical、shipbuilding、marine engineering keel 作名词时通常用于航海或造船语境，属于比较正式或中性的专业词汇，日常口语中较少出现。

与 keel /kiːl/ 押韵的词：feel、heel、peel、reel、wheel（都含 -eel，读 /iːl/）。注意 kill /kɪl/ 拼写与 keel 很像，但元音不同，不押韵。

Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。

页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。

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