aground
/əˈɡraʊnd/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈɡraʊnd/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈgrau̇nd/ (ame, mw)
aground — 形容詞
- agroundpositive
- more agroundcomparative
- most agroundsuperlative
1. if a boat or ship is aground, its bottom is resting on the seabed, a riverbed, o
擱淺
船底卡在水底而無法移動的狀態
if a boat or ship is aground, its bottom is resting on the seabed, a riverbed, or the lake floor so that it cannot float or move freely
The old fishing trawler lay aground on a sandbank near the harbour wall.
那艘老舊的拖網漁船擱淺在港堤附近的沙洲上。
lie aground + on [surface]
By sunrise the cargo ship was still aground, its deck tilted at a sharp angle.
日出時，貨輪仍然擱淺，甲板傾斜成一個很大的角度。
A small pleasure boat sat aground on the mudflats, waiting for the tide to return.
一艘小遊艇擱淺在泥灘上，等待潮水回來。
Captain Dimitri found his tugboat aground after the water level dropped overnight.
Dimitri 船長發現他的拖船在水位一夜下降後擱淺了。
That rusty barge has been aground on the riverbank since last winter.
那艘生鏽的駁船自去年冬天就一直擱淺在河岸上。
- afloat
floating freely on the water
文法句型
be aground
lie aground
sit aground
remain aground
用法筆記
Only used after a verb (predicative position). You cannot say 'an aground boat'; say 'a boat that is aground' instead.
常見錯誤
aground — 副詞
1. when a boat or ship strikes the ground beneath the water and can no longer float
觸底擱淺
船隻撞到水底而無法動彈的動作
when a boat or ship strikes the ground beneath the water and can no longer float; used especially in the phrases 'run aground' and 'go aground'
The oil tanker ran aground on a reef during the fierce storm and began spilling fuel.
那艘油輪在猛烈的暴風雨中在礁石上擱淺，開始漏油。
run aground + on [obstacle]
Captain Sipho's cargo boat went aground in the narrow channel after he misread the depth chart.
Sipho 船長的貨船因誤讀水深圖而在狹窄的航道中擱淺。
Mira warned the captain that his trawler could run aground if he steered too close to the sandbar.
Mira 警告船長，如果他的拖網漁船太靠近沙洲，船可能會擱淺。
The cruise ship went aground in shallow water, but all passengers were brought safely to shore.
那艘郵輪在淺水區擱淺，但所有乘客都安全上岸。
During the lowest tide of the year, three fishing boats ran aground at the river mouth.
在一年中潮水最低的時候，三艘漁船在河口擱淺。
- ashore
means onto the shore, but not necessarily stuck; a boat can go ashore deliberately
- onto the bottom
more literal and less idiomatic; 'run aground' is the natural phrase
- afloat
in a floating state, able to move freely on water
文法句型
run aground
go aground
用法筆記
Almost always used with 'run' or 'go'. The phrase 'run aground' is more common than 'go aground' and often implies a more serious incident.