abeam

形容词 adj. 副词 adv. 介词 prep.
中文释义
英 /əˈbiːm/    美 /əˈbim/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Alongside or abreast; opposite the center of the side of the ship or aircraft.
    — The island was directly abeam of us.
  2. Beaming, shining (especially with reference to a person's face or eyes). not-comparable
    — 1876, William Davidson, Sermons on the Parables, Cincinnati: Western Tract Society, Sermon 1, p. 41, […] the hearts of the saints [will] be all attention and their faces all abeam for the consolation;
副词 adv.
  1. On the beam; at a right angle to the centerline or keel of a vessel or aircraft; being at a bearing approximately 90° or 270° relative.
    — We were heading S.S.W., and had a steady breeze abeam and a quiet sea.
  2. Alongside or abreast; opposite the center of the side of the ship or aircraft.
介词 prep.
  1. Alongside.
    — She came abeam the crippled ship.

词形变化

more abeam comparative most abeam superlative more abeam comparative most abeam superlative

词汇关系

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词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English a-
Proto-Germanic *bagmaz?
Proto-West Germanic *baum
Old English bēam
Middle English beem
English beam
English abeam
From a- (“in the direction of”) + beam (“keel”).
词源 2
Etymology tree
English a-
Proto-Germanic *bagmaz?
Proto-West Germanic *baum
Old English bēam
Middle English beem
English beam
English abeam
From a- + beam (“to emit beams of light”).
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