shipwreck /ˈʃɪpˌrɛk/ TEM4 ( shipwrecked, shipwrecks )

• 1. 

  N-VAR If there is a shipwreck, a ship is destroyed in an accident at sea. 船只失事

  例：

  He was drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Spain.

  他在西班牙海岸的一次船只失事中淹死。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A shipwreck is a ship which has been destroyed in an accident at sea. 遇难船只

  例：

  More than 1,000 shipwrecks litter the coral reef ringing the islands.

  一千多艘遇难船只散布在环绕岛屿的珊瑚礁之中。

• 3. 

  V-T PASSIVE If someone is shipwrecked, their ship is destroyed in an accident at sea but they survive and manage to reach land. 使遭遇海难后幸存

  例：

  He was shipwrecked after visiting the island.

  他参观那座岛屿后遭遇海难并幸存下来。