shipwreck
沉船
definition
verb
he was shipwrecked off the coast of Sardinia and nearly drowned
(of a person or ship) suffer a shipwreck.
noun
With the help of his faithful spirit Ariel, Prospero conjures up a great storm causing a shipwreck on the shore nearby.
the destruction of a ship at sea by sinking or breaking up, e.g., in a storm or after running aground.
translation of 'shipwreck'
noun
废墟,
海难,
遇难船
example
The dig, which began Monday, was a second priority for the divers, whose main goal was to survey the 'shipwreck' site for storm damage.
In 1675, however, the Caribs welcomed black Africans who survived the 'shipwreck' of a Dutch ship carrying settlers and slaves.
the detritus of a forgotten 'shipwreck' in an Arctic sea
the angry waves, whose fury heralds 'shipwreck'
The irony is that every time someone finds and salvages an old 'shipwreck' , archaeologists scream their heads off and accuse the divers and salvors of looting and obliterating an underwater site.
It is a fable recalled by a lonely man who lies between the clumps of grass on the sands by a river (the scene looks deceptively lyrical), like a survivor washed ashore after a 'shipwreck' .
For Virilio, to invent the ship is to invent the 'shipwreck' and to invent the train is to invent the derailment.
On the way, a great windstorm causes a 'shipwreck' and a lone sailor is found on the ‘Island of the Soul.’
The Heritage Office has released a 'shipwreck' conservation management plan that documents the discovery of the submarine.
I was an avid wreck diver, and it was the ultimate 'shipwreck' .
With the help of his faithful spirit Ariel, Prospero conjures up a great storm causing a 'shipwreck' on the shore nearby.
the detritus of a forgotten 'shipwreck'
The agency stress that it is illegal to keep something, however small or seemingly insignificant, from a 'shipwreck' without advising the Receiver of Wreck.
Property insurance developed in response to the hazards faced by medieval exporters, for example losses from 'shipwreck' , piracy, or theft.
According to one legend, the ponies on this 37-mile-long barrier island are descendants of horses that survived the 'shipwreck' of a Spanish galleon.
There, two old keys made of gold and silver are exhibited in a window as part of the treasure of historical information salvaged from a local 'shipwreck' .
by rejecting conscience, they have made a 'shipwreck' of their faith
Some say St Patrick himself built the chapel after surviving a 'shipwreck' on the rocks below.
To find out why this happened and when we must go back to the thirteenth history and a 'shipwreck' off the Wexford coast.
The story is of the utmost simplicity: after a 'shipwreck' , a sailor is lost at sea.
The annals of the marine record no example of a 'shipwreck' so terrible as that of the Medusa frigate.
Off the Kent coast 'shipwrecked' seamen managed to find a foothold don the Goodwin Sands, but they knew the rising sea would drown them if they were not taken off.
A poor Jamaican fisherman was 'shipwrecked' on a desert island.
Turner lashed himself to masts in order to witness the fury of storms at sea, and he was fascinated by 'shipwrecks' .
Rather than causing 'shipwrecks' , the little mermaid saves the life of a shipwrecked prince, then makes a bargain with the sea-witch, exchanging her tongue for a pair of human legs.
In 1528 a Spanish exploration party leaving from Mexico became 'shipwrecked' off the coast of Florida.
Besides the reef, the Keys are full of accidental and manmade 'shipwrecks' to dive on.
Widely regarded as the Mount Everest of diveable 'shipwrecks' is the ocean liner HMHS Britannic.
Scuba divers and snorkelers explore historic 'shipwrecks' and artificial reefs.
It originally referred to someone who deliberately caused 'shipwrecks' by using false beacons to lure ships onto rocks, or someone who plundered goods from wrecked ships.
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