To careen is to rush forward with little control, swinging suddenly from side to side — a car careening down a hill, a cart careening round a corner. That is the meaning you will meet in news and stories, especially American ones.

To careencareen這個字 is to rush forward是往前衝 with little control幾乎失控 swinging suddenly from side to side左右猛烈搖晃 a car careening down a hill像一台車衝下山坡 a cart careening round a corner一輛推車甩過轉角 That is the meaning這是 you will meet in news and stories你會在新聞和故事裡看到的意思 especially American ones尤其是美式的

Though actually, that was not the first job of the word. It came from French carène, “keel,” from Italian carena, from Latin carīna, the keel of a ship. Sailors careened a ship when they tipped it on its side to scrape and mend the bottom.

Though actually不過實際上 that was not the first job of the word這不是這個字最早的意思 It came from它源自 French carène法文的carène “keel,”「船的龍骨」 from Italian carena來自義大利文的carena from Latin carīna再往前是拉丁文的carīna the keel of a ship也就是船的龍骨 Sailors careened a ship水手會把船careen when they tipped it on its side把船側翻過來 to scrape and mend the bottom刮洗、修補船底

Usage writers long said the wild-rush meaning belonged to career, a different verb (from a racecourse), and that careen should stay with ships. American English has largely taken the rush-and-swerve sense anyway; many British writers still prefer career for that rush.

Usage writers long said用法專家長期認為 the wild-rush meaning橫衝直撞的意思 belonged to career應該屬於career a different verb另一個動詞 (from a racecourse)（來自賽馬場） and that careen should stay with ships而careen應該只用在船上 American English美式英文 has largely taken the rush-and-swerve sense anyway還是普遍把橫衝直撞的意思用給了careen many British writers很多英式作者 still prefer career for that rush講到這種衝勢還是偏好用career

Both the old ship sense and the modern rush sense are real. Do not treat careen and career as one word.

Both the old ship sense and the modern rush sense舊的船義和現代的衝撞義 are real都是真實存在的 Do not treat不要把 careen and careercareen和career as one word當成同一個字