好词典
shipwreck
UK //ˈʃɪp.rek//US //ˈʃɪp.rek//
词源
源自中古英语'schipwrak'，由'ship'(船)和'wreck'(破坏)组成，最早记录于14世纪，与古挪威语'skipbrot'(船只断裂)同源。
noun
❶ 指船只因遭遇风暴、触礁或其他事故而沉没或损毁的事件，通常伴随人员伤亡或货物损失。
“The museum displays artifacts recovered from a 17th-century shipwreck.”
（博物馆展出了从一艘17世纪沉船中打捞出的文物。）
“Survivors of the shipwreck were rescued by a passing fishing boat.”
（沉船事件的幸存者被一艘经过的渔船救起。）
❶ 比喻彻底失败或毁灭的状态，常用于描述计划、关系或事业的崩溃。
“Their marriage ended in a total shipwreck after years of arguments.”
（多年的争吵后，他们的婚姻以彻底破裂告终。）
“The startup became a financial shipwreck within six months.”
（这家初创公司在六个月内就陷入了财务崩溃。）
同义词:wreck, disaster, ruin, catastrophe, debacle
verb
❶ 使船只失事或沉没，通常指因自然灾害或人为失误导致船舶损毁。
“The hurricane shipwrecked dozens of vessels in the harbor.”
（飓风导致港口内数十艘船只失事。）
“Pirates deliberately shipwrecked the merchant ship on the rocks.”
（海盗故意让商船触礁沉没。）
❶ 比喻彻底破坏或毁灭某事物，使其无法继续存在或运作。
“The scandal shipwrecked his chances of winning the election.”
（丑闻彻底毁掉了他赢得选举的机会。）
“Bad investments shipwrecked the company's financial stability.”
（糟糕的投资彻底破坏了公司的财务稳定。）
同义词:destroy, sink, wreck, ruin, sabotage
常见短语
survive a shipwreck — 指在船只失事后幸免于难，常用来形容经历灾难后奇迹生还的情况。
“Only five sailors survived the shipwreck after clinging to debris for two days.”
（仅有五名水手在抓住漂浮物两天后从海难中生还。）
shipwreck survivor — 特指海难事件的幸存者，通常需要克服极端环境才能获救。
“Shipwreck survivors often suffer from severe psychological trauma.”
（海难幸存者通常遭受严重的心理创伤。）