aground
pronunciation
UK [əˈgraʊnd]
US [əˈɡraʊnd]
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- adv.
- 搁浅地
- 地面上
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- adj.
- 搁浅的
- 在地面上的
Word Origin
Example
- 1. A cruise ship carrying 64 tourists to antarctica ran aground in high winds .
- 载有64名乘客前往南极洲的游轮由于大风而搁浅。
- 2. In the past even discretionary spending cuts ran aground when congressmen rallied to defend their favourite programmes .
- 过去,国会议员为他们喜欢的项目辩护时,即使是自由考量的支出削减也被搁浅。
- 3. Ferries ran aground , piers were smashed , thousands of cars were hit by falling boughs and 18 people died .
- 渡轮搁浅,防洪堤垮塌,数以千计的汽车被落下的大树枝砸坏,还有18个人丧生。
- 4. The navy is another target , for coral wrecked when the u.s.s. port royal ran aground .
- 国家海军皇家港号搁浅时损坏珊瑚礁则是另一个例子。
- 5. What on earth did they think was going on when the ship went aground ?
- 他们到底在船只搁浅时心里在想些什么?
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