aground

pronunciation

UK [əˈgraʊnd]word uk audio image

US [əˈɡraʊnd] word us audio image

  • adv.
    搁浅地
    地面上
  • 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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