shipwreck
UK/'ʃiprek/US
TOEFL六级B2
释义
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
词根拆分
词根派生ship + wreck =「失事的船」，或船在海上被毁的灾难。作动词时常用被动——船只失事，水手就 be shipwrecked——并可比喻任何被「毁掉」的希望或计划。
词根 ship 还连着 7 个词常用搭配
- 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
例句
- 1.
Divers explored the ancient shipwreck off the coast.
潜水员探索了海岸外那艘古代沉船。
- 2.
Only three sailors survived the shipwreck.
这场海难中只有三名水手幸存。
- 3.
They were shipwrecked on a deserted island for weeks.
他们因船只失事在一座荒岛上困了数周。