shipwreck
noun[CorU]
uk/ˈʃɪp.rek/us/ˈʃɪp.rek/(alsowreck)anaccidentin which ashipisdestroyedorsunkatsea,especiallybyhittingrocks, or ashipthat has beendestroyedorsunkin such anaccident:
(尤指触礁导致的)船只失事,海难;失事船只,沉船Thedangerof shipwreck is muchgreaterinfog.雾天船只失事的危险会大得多。
There have been many shipwrecks along thisdangerousstretchofcoastline.在这段危险的海岸线上,已经发生了很多起沉船事件。
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Navigation & shipwrecks
- astrolabe
- buoy
- chart
- circumnavigation
- foghorn
- lane
- lighthouse
- narrows
- navigability
- navigable
- navigational
- passage
- pilot
- quadrant
- refloat
- sextant
- sonar
- the doldrums
- the Pole Star
- yaw
shipwreck
verb[T]
uk/ˈʃɪp.rek/us/ˈʃɪp.rek/to make someonesuffera shipwreck:
使(某人)遇上海难They were shipwreckedoffthecoastof Newfoundland.他们的船在纽芬兰海岸附近失事了。
a shipwreckedsailor遭遇海难的水手
todestroyorbadlydamagesomething:
Hisrefusalto make thecaseforequalityshipwrecked hisparty.
Shefindsherselfworkingat a Manhattanhotel, herlovelifeshipwrecked byfailedrelationshipsandbaddates.
Navigation & shipwrecks
- astrolabe
- buoy
- chart
- circumnavigation
- foghorn
- lane
- lighthouse
- narrows
- navigability
- navigable
- navigational
- passage
- pilot
- quadrant
- refloat
- sextant
- sonar
- the doldrums
- the Pole Star
- yaw
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