beached

/biːtʃt/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈitʃt] /biːtʃt/ (ame, ipa)

beached — 形容詞

  • beachedpositive
  • beachedercomparative
  • beachedestsuperlative

1. left on a beach after coming out of the sea, with no way to return to deeper wat

1.形容詞B2
釋義

擱淺的

游上岸後回不了海裡

left on a beach after coming out of the sea, with no way to return to deeper water

例句

Workers poured water over the beached dolphin on the hot sand.

工作人員在熱沙上往那隻擱淺的海豚身上潑水。

beached + sea animal

A beached whale lay near Kenting while vets checked its breathing.

一頭擱淺的鯨魚躺在墾丁附近，獸醫正在檢查牠的呼吸。

a beached whale

同義詞
  • stranded

    more general and often used for people or vehicles that cannot leave a place

  • aground

    used especially for boats resting on sand or the seabed

文法句型

a beached whale

be found beached on + noun

lie beached on + noun

用法筆記

Usually used for whales, dolphins, seals, sharks, and similar sea animals. It often appears before a noun in news or rescue reports, especially in phrases like beached whale.

常見錯誤

❌The whale was beached in deep water.
✅The whale was beached on the shore.
💡a beached animal is already out of the sea, not still swimming in it.
❌We were beached at the airport overnight.
✅We were stranded at the airport overnight.
💡beached is mainly used for sea animals or boats on shore, not for delayed travellers.