| 单词 | fast ashore |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfast ashore b. fast aground: on dry land; esp. stuck on land, ‘high and dry’. Also fast ashore.In this phrase fast seems to have originally been an adjective modified by aground (or ashore), but is now it is usually interpreted as an adverb modifying the other element. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > grounding of vessel > aground [phrase] fast aground1583 on ground1600 fast ashore1751 a-strand1810 1583 R. P. tr. P. de la Sierra Second Pt. Myrror of Knighthood i. xviii. f. 102v The barke made thether with great swi[f]tnesse, so that in a small time he was fast a ground vpon the sande. 1619 W. Phillip tr. W. C. Schouten Relation Wonderfull Voiage 17 When the water was low, wee had but foot water, whereby the Vnitie lay with her stearne fast on ground, it being ful of cliffes, the wind was west from the land. 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 176 Running fast a-Ground. 1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle I. ii. 12 We were fast ashore, before you knew any thing of the matter. 1852 G. Coggeshall Second Series of Voy. xxiv. 328 My brig..was, by the force of the current, driven fast aground, and partly into the creek. 1978 R. G. Albion Five Centuries of Famous Ships v. 280 As she passed the Trenton, fast ashore, she managed to clear the very narrow passage between the American flagship and the reef. 2018 @bbcorkney 24 July in twitter.com (accessed 3 Sept. 2020) New pictures..showing the salvage operation at the ‘Priscilla’ which is fast aground in the Pentland skerries. < as lemmas |
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