wrack a ship
collocation使船失事
The hurricane wracked the ship.
飓风使船失事。
使(船)失事;毁坏
wracks — third person singular of wrack
摧毁(船只);严重伤害
摧毁(船只)
To wreck, especially a ship.
一般现在时
The storm wracks the coast.
风暴严重破坏海岸。
一般过去时
The disease wracked his body.
疾病严重伤害了他的身体。
现在完成时
The pain has wracked her for days.
疼痛已经折磨她好几天了。
规则动词
The old fishing boat was wracked by the sudden storm.
那艘旧渔船被突如其来的暴风雨毁坏了。
用法提示:wracked 是动词 wrack 的过去分词,用于被动语态,表示船被毁坏。
A giant wave wracked the small boat and threw the crew into the sea.
一个巨浪击毁了小船,并把船员们抛入海中。
用法提示:wracked 是动词过去式,表示巨浪使小船失事、毁坏。
The sailors knew the hurricane would wrack their ship unless they found shelter.
水手们知道,除非找到避风处,飓风将会毁掉他们的船。
用法提示:wrack 是动词原形,用在 would 后表示飓风会使船失事。
与 wrack 最接近,在“船只失事”义上可互换;wreck 更常用,也可指毁坏汽车等其他交通工具。
特指船只遭遇海难而毁坏或沉没,比 wrack 更专门;作动词不如 wrack 常见,不用于其他事物。
语义更强、范围更广,不限于船只;在船只被毁的语境中可换用,但一般性的消灭或摧毁不宜用 wrack。
与 wrack(使船只失事/毁坏)相对,指在失事前或失事过程中使船只免于毁坏;不用于事后修复。
指在失事中营救船只或人员,与 wrack 的破坏义相对;强调救援而非修复。
指对已失事船只或货物的打捞/抢救,是 wrack 后果的补救,并非直接防止失事;作为反义词时需注意语境。
使船失事
The hurricane wracked the ship.
飓风使船失事。
在礁石上失事
The sloop was wracked on the rocks.
这艘单桅帆船在礁石上失事了。
被风暴摧毁
The fleet was wracked by a storm.
船队在暴风雨中遭到毁坏。
失事的船
The wracked ship listed in the harbor.
那艘失事的船在港中倾斜。
彻底毁灭;破败
The abandoned mansion slowly fell into wrack and ruin.
那座废弃的宅邸渐渐破败不堪。
绞尽脑汁
I wracked my brains all night but couldn't think of a solution.
我绞尽脑汁想了一整夜,还是想不出解决办法。
令人紧张的;伤脑筋的
Waiting for the test results was absolutely nerve-wracking.
等待考试结果真让人紧张得不得了。
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