be + becalmed
The ship was becalmed for three days.
这艘船因无风而停航了三天。
（船）因无风而停航的
因无风而无法航行。；(帆船)因无风而停止不动的
Unable to move because there is no wind (said of a ship or boat).
因无风而无法航行。
Unable to move due to lack of wind.
The sailboat was becalmed in the middle of the lake for hours.
帆船在湖中央因无风而停滞数小时。
用法提示：becalmed 作形容词，描述船因无风而静止不动。
We became becalmed just a few miles from the shore, with the sails hanging limp.
我们在离岸边仅几英里处因无风而无法前进，船帆无力地垂挂着。
用法提示：becalmed 表示船被无风状态困住。
During the doldrums, the ship is often becalmed for days.
在赤道无风带，船只常常因无风而停滞数日。
用法提示：becalmed 指船因缺乏风而静止。
The ship was becalmed for three days.
这艘船因无风而停航了三天。
The yacht became becalmed in the middle of the ocean.
游艇在海洋中央因无风而停航。
We got becalmed just outside the harbor.
我们就在港口外因无风而动弹不得。
grammar · medium
易错句子The ship becalmed in the doldrums.
正确表达The ship was becalmed in the doldrums.
becalmed 是形容词，不能直接作谓语，必须使用系动词 be 构成系表结构。
grammar · medium
易错句子The sailor felt becalmed.
正确表达The sailor felt calm.
becalmed 专指船只因无风而停滞，用于人时应改用 calm。中文学习者易混淆词义范围。
发音和拼写相似，但意思完全不同：becalmed指帆船因无风而停止，embalmed指尸体经过防腐处理以保存。
词形相近但含义不同：becalmed特指船只因无风而静止，calm泛指天气、水面或人心平静，不限于船只。
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