Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #23271
wrackt
/ræk/
verb
使(船)失事;毁坏
wrackt is the past of wrack (irregular).
to wreck, especially a ship
- 1.
To wreck, especially a ship.
摧毁(船只)
摧毁(船只);严重伤害
In use
The old fishing boat was wracked by the sudden storm.
A giant wave wracked the small boat and threw the crew into the sea.
The sailors knew the hurricane would wrack their ship unless they found shelter.
Verb forms
base wrack · third person wracks · -ing wracking · past wracked · past participle wracked
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- wrack a ship
- 使船失事
- The hurricane wracked the ship.飓风使船失事。
- be wracked on the rocks
- 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。
- wracked by a storm
- 被风暴摧毁
- The fleet was wracked by a storm.船队在暴风雨中遭到毁坏。
- wracked ship
- 失事的船
- The wracked ship listed in the harbor.那艘失事的船在港中倾斜。
Idioms & figurative uses
- wrack and ruin
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拼写接近 wreck(使失事),w 像海浪,想象海浪把船拍碎。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:historical narratives、literary prose 该义项为较正式的书面用语,带有文学或古旧色彩,通常用于文学或历史叙述中,比较常见于描述船只失事的场景;日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /-æk/ 结尾,与 wrack (/ræk/) 押韵。注意 wrack 的 wr 只读 /r/,rack 与 wrack 同音但词义不同;形近的 wreck (/rɛk/) 和 wrap (/ræp/) 发音不同,不押韵。
Learn the forms together
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