buoys

[bɔi]

[ buoys ]

n. 浮标, 浮筒, 救生圈, 救生衣
v. 使浮起, 支持, 鼓励, 用浮标指示

例句与用法：

Share prices were buoyed up by hopes of an end to the recession.

因经济衰退状况终止有望，股票价格得以保持高位。

The raft was buoyed up by empty petrol cans.

这木筏依靠空汽油桶的浮力漂浮。

We felt buoyed up by the good news.

我们觉得这个好消息很令人鼓舞。

I threw a life buoy to him when I saw his struggling.

看到他在挣扎，我给他扔了一个救生圈过去。

词形变化：

动词过去式: buoyed | 动词过去分词: buoyed | 动词现在分词: buoying | 动词第三人称单数: buoys |