plural keels
plural keels
Learner's definition of KEEL
[count]
: a long piece of wood or metal along the center of the bottom of a boat — see picture at boat(船的)龙骨
on an even keel
: strong and not likely to fail or get worse : in a stable condition平稳;稳定;稳衡 -
They struggled to keep the company on an even keel during its early years.在创办初期他们努力让公司保持稳定。
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I'm trying to get back on an even keel [=to return to a normal life] now that the lawsuit is settled.官司打完了,我正尽量让自己的生活恢复正常。
2 keel /ˈkiːl/ verb
keels; keeled; keeling
keels; keeled; keeling
Learner's definition of KEEL
keel over
[phrasal verb] informal
: to fall down suddenly突然倒下;晕倒