a pebbly or sandy shore, especially by the sea between high- and low-water marks (尤指高潮线和低潮线间的)海滩
verb
[with obj.]run or haul up (a boat or ship) on to a beach 使(船)搁浅;拖(船)上岸 at the water's edge a rowing boat was beached. 一艘划艇在水边被拖上岸。 [noobj.]crews would not beach for fear of damaging their crafts. 水手们因害怕撞坏船而不愿靠岸。 ■[often as adj. beached]cause (a whale or similar animal) to become stranded out of the water 使(鲸等)搁浅 ■[noobj.](of a whale or similar animal) become stranded out of the water (鲸等)搁浅 ■(of an angler) land (a fish) on a beach (垂钓者)钓(鱼)上岸 ■(figurative)leave (someone) at a loss (喻)让(某人)受损 competitive procurement seems to have beached several firms. 竞争性采购似乎让几家公司都遭受损失了。
语源
mid 16th cent. (denoting shingle on the seashore): perhaps related to Old English bæce, bece 'brook' (an element that survives in place names such as Wis bech and Sand bach), assuming an intermediate sense 'pebbly river valley'