| 单词 | to run aground |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto run aground a. Esp. of a vessel: on or to the bottom in shallow water, so as to be no longer afloat. Frequently in to run aground (cf. run v. 19b). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > grounding of vessel > [adverb] aground1477 hard and fast1826 society > travel > travel by water > grounding of vessel > be aground [verb (intransitive)] > go aground > accidentally runc1275 to fall on shorea1400 strike1518 shore1600 to run agrounda1616 embanka1649 strand1687 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 92 The king Appollo felte that the tempest of the see cessed litil & a litil, and after aperceyuid that the arke was a ground faste. ?1518 Cocke Lorelles Bote sig. B.iiij Some at saynt Kateryns stroke a grounde. 1579 S. Gosson Schoole of Abuse f. 39 A little fishe swimmeth continually before the great Whale, to shewe him the shelues, that he run not a grounde. a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) i. i. 4 Speake to th'Mariners: fall too't, yarely, or we run our selues a ground . View more context for this quotation 1688 S. Sewall Diary 14 Aug. (1973) I. 174 They..lay aground a pretty while before they could fleet in. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 299 The Water was ebb'd considerably away, leaving their Boat a-ground. 1789 A. Mackenzie Jrnl. 9 June (1970) 168 We ran aground often not finding 3 feet water when deepest for 6 Miles. 1813 R. Southey Life Nelson v. 149 Before the lead could be hove again he was fast aground. 1882 Pop. Sci. Monthly Jan. 389 In low water the boats often run aground on the sand-bars. 1958 Argosy Sept. 91 La Belle Helene..was caught in a south-easterly gale. She went aground and started to break up. 1989 Ships Monthly Mar. 15/3 The ferry was aground for eight hours. 2002 Outdoor Life Feb. 57 A one-piece extruded aluminum keel protects the boat's ‘spine’ if you run aground. < as lemmas |
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