| 单词 | aground |
| 释义 | aground (əgraʊnd ) adverb [ADVERB after verb] If a ship runs aground, it touches the ground in a shallow part of a river, lake, or the sea, and gets stuck. The ship ran aground where there should have been a depth of 35ft. Synonyms: beached, grounded, stuck, shipwrecked Collocations: run aground But that didn't work, and the flat-bottomed boats continued to run aground. Times, Sunday Times (2007) A nuclear-powered submarine that ran aground two months ago broke down on its first day back at sea. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The last of the crew were winched off early on Friday after the ship ran aground near Blackpool. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Not that it will matter because the Spanish team will be missing from the grid next season after running aground. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Three ships have run aground in the Arctic this year alone because of the lack of survey data. Times, Sunday Times (2010) |
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