| 释义 |
maroon (one) on an island maroon (one) on an islandTo cause one to become stranded or stuck on an island. The captain will maroon us on an island if he insists on sailing in these dreadful conditions.See also: island, maroon, onmaroon someone on an islandto strand someone on something; to abandon someone on something, such as an island. The pirate captain marooned his first mate on a small island in the Caribbean. Through a navigation error, I marooned myself on a tiny island east of Guam.See also: island, maroon, on |