shipwreck
['ʃɪp.rek] noun countable or uncountable (also wreck)
■an accident in which a ship is destroyed or sunk at sea, especially by hitting rocks, or a ship which has been destroyed or sunk in such an accident （尤指触礁导致的）船只失事，海难；失事船只，沉船•The danger of shipwreck is much greater in fog.雾天里，船只失事的危险会大得多。 •There have been many shipwrecks along this dangerous stretch of coastline.在这段危险的海岸线上，已经发生了很多件沉船事件。
['ʃɪp.rek] verb transitive
■to make someone suffer a shipwreck 使某人遇上海难•They were shipwrecked off the coast of Newfoundland.他们的船在纽芬兰海岸附近失事了。 •a shipwrecked sailor遭遇海难的水手 |