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单词 aground
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aground

adverb
/əˈɡraʊnd/
/əˈɡraʊnd/
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  1. if a ship runs/goes aground, it touches the ground in shallow water and cannot move
    • The oil tanker ran/went aground off the Spanish coast.
    • (figurative) He was unwilling to accept that his corporate strategy had run aground.
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    Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘on the ground’): from a- ‘on’ + ground.

aground

adjective
/əˈɡraʊnd/
/əˈɡraʊnd/
[not before noun]
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  1. (of a ship) touching the ground in shallow water and unable to move
    • They plan to refloat the ship now aground on the island of Stroma.
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