shipwreck
UK/'ʃiprek/US
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Definitions
n.
The destruction of a ship at sea; a wrecked or sunken ship.
海难；失事（或沉没）的船只
v.
To destroy a ship (usually passive: be shipwrecked); to ruin a plan or situation.
使（船）失事（常用被动 be shipwrecked）；使（计划等）失败
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedship + wreck = 'a wrecked ship,' or the disaster of a ship being destroyed at sea. As a verb it is usually passive — sailors are shipwrecked when their vessel is lost — and it extends figuratively to any hope or plan that is 'wrecked.'
Root ship still carries 7 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.suffer a shipwreck遭遇海难
- 2.shipwreck survivor海难幸存者
- 3.ancient shipwreck古代沉船
- 4.shipwreck site沉船遗址
Example Sentences
- 1.
Divers explored the ancient shipwreck off the coast.
- 2.
Only three sailors survived the shipwreck.
- 3.
They were shipwrecked on a deserted island for weeks.