shipwreck
[ˈʃɪpˌrɛk]
n.
灭亡，毁灭，失败，挫败;
船只失事，（海滩上的）失事船残骸;
vt.
使失事，使毁灭，使失败;
例句:
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He was drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Spain.
他在西班牙海岸附近的一次海难中溺水身亡。
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They narrowly escaped shipwreck in a storm in the North Sea.
他们在北海遇到风暴，船险些失事。
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They offered a thanksgiving to God for their escape from the shipwreck.
他们因从海难中得以生还向上帝作了感恩祈祷.
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Looking around, Stadiatis saw the remains of an ancient shipwreck.
来自NEWYORKER
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This week the first of the shipwreck victims were buried in Sydney.
来自VOA
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He faces possible charges of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning ship.
来自THETIMES