If a boat capsizes, it turns over in the water: the bottom comes up and the people or goods go in. You can also capsize a boat, which means you make it turn over, by accident or on purpose.

If a boat capsizes如果一艘船capsize(翻覆), it turns over in the water它會在水裡翻過來: the bottom comes up底部朝上 and the people or goods go in而人或貨物就掉進水裡. You can also capsize a boat你也可以capsize一艘船, which means you make it turn over意思是讓它翻過來, by accident or on purpose不管是意外還是故意.

People say this most about small boats — a canoe, a rowing boat, a little sailing boat in a sudden wind. A very big ship that turns over is more often said to roll over or sink; capsize is not wrong, but it can sound a bit small for a huge ship.

People say this most about small boats人們最常這樣說小船 — a canoe, a rowing boat, a little sailing boat in a sudden wind獨木舟、划艇，或是在突然一陣風裡的小帆船. A very big ship that turns over一艘很大的船翻覆時 is more often said to roll over or sink更常被說成roll over(翻覆)或sink(沉沒); capsize is not wrongcapsize並沒有錯, but it can sound a bit small for a huge ship但用在一艘巨輪上聽起來有點小家子氣.

Though actually, news writers do use it for fishing boats and ferries, so you will meet it there. It is a little bit sea-talk, but anyone who has sat in a canoe knows the feeling.

Though actually不過其實, news writers do use it新聞寫作確實會用這個詞 for fishing boats and ferries來指漁船和渡輪, so you will meet it there所以你會在那類新聞裡遇到它. It is a little bit sea-talk它有點像是海上用語, but anyone who has sat in a canoe knows the feeling但只要坐過獨木舟的人都懂那種感覺.

There is a noun too: a capsize is the event of turning over.

There is a noun too還有一個名詞用法: a capsize is capsize指的就是 the event of turning over翻覆這件事本身.