• vt. 给…装龙骨；把…翻转
• n. 龙骨；平底船；龙骨脊
• vi. 翻倒；倾覆
• n. (Keel)人名；(德)克尔；(英)基尔

词源不详。

keel (n.)

"lowest timber of a ship or boat," mid-14c., probably from a Scandinavian source (compare Old Norse kj?lr "keel," Danish kj?l, Swedish k?l), from Proto-Germanic *keluz, of uncertain origin. Some etymologists say this is unconnected with the keel that means "a ship, barge," which also is the root of Middle Dutch kiel "ship," Old English ceol "ship's prow," Old High German kiel, German Kiel "ship," but the two words have influenced each other. Barnhart, however, calls them cognates. Keel still is used locally in England and U.S. for "flat-bottomed boat," especially on the Tyne.

keel (v.2)

"to keep cool," from Middle English kelen, from Old English celan "to cool," from col "cool" (see cool). The form kele (from Old English colian) was used by Shakespeare, but it later was assimilated with the adjective form into the modern verb cool. Cognate with Dutch koelen, Old High German chuolen, German kühlen.

keel (v.1)

1838, American English, from keel (n.). To keel over (1876) is from the nautical image of a ship turning keel-up. Related: Keeled; keeling.

1. The side of a ship flares from the keel to the deck.

船舷从龙骨向甲板外倾.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. She does almost everything on an even keel.

她做起事来几乎都是四平八稳的.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. You sense the stresses in the hull each time the keel meets the ground.

每次龙骨触地的时候你都能感受到船体所受的压力。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Women like her seldom stay on an even keel. Even the smallest things upset them.

像她那样的女人很少有情绪稳定的时候, 一点小事也会使她们心烦意乱.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Jason had helped him out with a series of loans, until he could get back on an even keel.

贾森接连借了几笔钱给他，在他重新走上正轨之前帮他渡过了难关。

来自柯林斯例句