beaches
beaches — 名詞
- beachessingular
- beachesesplural
1. a flat area of sand, small stones, or pebbles beside an ocean, sea, or lake, whe
海灘
海邊由沙或礫石構成的平坦地帶
a flat area of sand, small stones, or pebbles beside an ocean, sea, or lake, where people go to relax, swim, or play.
Evelyn and Tamar spent the whole morning walking along the sandy beaches near Kenting.
Evelyn 和 Tamar 在墾丁附近的沙灘上散步了整整一個上午。
collocation: sandy beaches
Beaches on the west coast are much calmer than those facing the open ocean.
西岸的海灘比面向外海的海灘平靜得多。
Ryo packed sunscreen and a book, then headed to the beach for the afternoon.
Ryo 帶了防曬乳和一本書，然後去海灘待了一下午。
Layla prefers quiet beaches with clean water, so she often travels to smaller islands.
Layla 喜歡安靜清澈的海灘，所以她經常去較小的島嶼旅行。
文法句型
[noun] + preposition + [location]
the + [noun] + of + [place]
用法筆記
The singular form beach is used when referring to one specific place (e.g., "We went to the beach near our hotel"). The plural beaches is common when talking about a region or coastline in general.
常見錯誤
beaches — 動詞
- beachespresent simple I / you / we / they
- beacheses3rd person singular
- beachesing-ing form
- beachesedpast simple
1. to pull or drive a boat, ship, or other watercraft onto the shore, either on pur
拖上岸；擱淺
將船隻拖或駛上沙灘
to pull or drive a boat, ship, or other watercraft onto the shore, either on purpose or because of an accident.
Kian beached his kayak on a strip of sand to rest his arms.
Kian 把獨木舟拖上一片沙灘休息。
transitive: beach + kayak
After the engine failed, the crew beached their boat on the nearest shore.
引擎故障後，船員將船拖上最近的岸邊。
Bao beached his small motorboat on the sand near the lighthouse.
Bao 把他的小汽艇拖上燈塔附近的沙灘。
When the fog rolled in, the captain beached the vessel until it cleared.
濃霧來襲時，船長決定將船隻靠岸直到霧散。
- run aground
usually accidental; implies the vessel is stuck or damaged
- land
broader meaning; 'land a boat' can mean docking at a pier, not necessarily pulling onto the sand
- launch
to put a boat into the water from the shore
文法句型
beach + [boat / kayak / vessel]
beach + [boat] + on + [shore / beach]
用法筆記
This verb is almost always used transitively — the boat or vessel is the object. It is less common in everyday conversation and appears mostly in boating, sailing, and fishing contexts.