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buoy AHD[bo͞o′ē, boi] D.J.[ˈbuːiː, bɔɪ]K.K.[ˈbui, bɔɪ]n.（名词）- Nautical A float, often having a bell or light, moored in water as a warning of danger or as a marker for a channel.【航海】 浮标：常带有铃或灯的漂浮物，在水上漂浮用来作危险警告或航道指示
- A life buoy.救生圈
v.tr.（及物动词）buoyed, buoy.ing, buoys - To keep afloat or aloft:使浮起，使浮于水面：a glider buoyed by air currents.通过流浮在水面上的滑翔机
- To maintain at a high level; support:保持高水平；支撑，支持："the persistent . . . takeover speculation, which has buoyed up the shares of banks"(Financial Times)“由银行股份支持的长期接管计划”(金融时报)
- To hearten or inspire; uplift:鼓舞，激励；使振作："buoyed up by the team spirit and the pride of the older generation back at home"(Judith Martin)“被退休在家的老一辈队员的荣誉所激励”(朱迪思·马丁)
- To mark with or as if with a buoy.用浮标指示：用浮标标明或好似用浮标标明
- Middle English boie 中古英语 boie
- from Old French boue 源自 古法语 boue
- [probably of Germanic origin] * see bhā- 1[可能源于日耳曼语源] * 参见 bhā- 1
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