capsize

• vt. 倾覆（特指船）；翻覆；弄翻
• vi. 翻；倾覆；翻覆

可能来自词根cap, 头，见captain，拼写受size俗化。即头往下栽的。

capsize (v.)

1780 (transitive); 1792 (intransitive), a nautical word of obscure origin, perhaps (as Skeat suggests) from Spanish capuzar "to sink by the head," from cabo "head," from Latin caput (see capitulum). For sense, compare French chavirer "to capsize, upset," faire capot "capsize;" Provençal cap virar "to turn the head." Related: Capsized; capsizing.

1. Be careful not to capsize the boat.

小心不要使船倾覆.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. The boat will capsize if you don't sit down.

你要是不坐下,船就要翻了.

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3. Philippine toll of 155 could rise sharply after ferry capsize.

菲律宾统计死亡人数为155人,但估计这个数字之后将迅速升高.

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4. Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!

不要摇晃小船,否则它会翻的.

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5. A sudden strong wind capsize their boat.

突然一阵强风弄翻了他们的船.

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