beach

beach
noun
  1. 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
  1. [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
  1. 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'
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