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单词 aground
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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 More Synonyms of aground

aground in British English

(əˈɡraʊnd)
adverb, adjective
(postpositive)
on or onto the ground or bottom, as in shallow water

aground in American English

(əˈgraʊnd)
adverb, adjective
on or onto the shore, the bottom, a reef, etc.
the ship ran aground

Examples of 'aground' in a sentence
aground

She added that she went on the bridge only after the ship ran 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)
Not that it will matter because the Spanish team will be missing from the grid next season after running aground.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The last of the crew were winched off early on Friday after the ship ran aground near Blackpool.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
(adverb) 
Definition
onto the bottom of shallow water
The 40ft Lady Gwendoline was aground and taking in water.
Synonyms
beached
grounded
stuck
shipwrecked
foundered
stranded
ashore
Once ashore, the vessel was thoroughly inspected.
marooned
on the rocks
high and dry

Additional synonyms

in the sense of ashore
Definition
towards or on land
Once ashore, the vessel was thoroughly inspected.
Synonyms
on land,
on the beach,
on the shore,
aground,
to the shore,
on dry land,
shorewards,
landwards

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