keel over

英 [kiːl ˈəʊvə(r)]

美 [kiːl ˈoʊvər]

（因疲劳或生病而）倒下，瘫倒

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB （因疲劳或生病而）倒下，瘫倒
  If someonekeels over, they collapse because they are tired or ill.
  1. He then keeled over and fell flat on his back.
     然后，他便仰天倒下了。

英英释义

verb

• turn over and fall
  1. the man had a heart attack and keeled over

双语例句

• It actually suffers from some of the same underlying economic problems that have caused its neighbors to keel over in recent months.
  近几个月来把一些欧元区邻国拉下马的经济问题事实上同样也困扰着德国。
• Mary Alice Voiceover: One day her nasty neighbour Karen McClusky would keel over and die.
  有一天她那个令人讨厌的邻居迈克克鲁斯基会倒下然后死去。
• Once the book comes out, I can basically keel over and die happy.
  一旦这本书出版，我基本可以死而无憾了。
• He then keeled over and fell flat on his back.
  然后，他便仰天倒下了。
• Heeling of the ship can not only slow down the loading or unloading, but also can cause the ship unbalanced and finally keel over as the cargo may collided or locked on board the ship.
  船舶的横倾不仅会使货物装卸的速度变慢，甚至还会因为货物之间的卡阻或碰撞致使船舶失去平衡而最终导致倾覆。
• The strong wind made the sailboat keel over and the passengers fell into the water.
  强风刮翻了船，乘客掉入水中。
• If we all pulled in one direction, the world would keel over.
  大家都朝一个方向用力时，世界还有不倾覆的吗？
• The pillar was liable to keel over at any moment.
  柱子随时有可能倾倒。