shipwreck
n
(a) [U] loss or destruction of a ship at sea by storm, collision, etc 海难
suffer shipwreck 遭遇海难.
(b) [C] instance of this 海难
He died in a shipwreck off the south coast. 他在南部海岸一带的海难中死亡. v [Tn usu passive 通常用於被动语态]
cause (sb) to suffer shipwreck 使(某人)遭遇海难
shipwrecked sailors 遭海难的水手
We were shipwrecked on a deserted island. 我们遭遇海难而困在荒岛上.
He waited until someone new joined the company and then began to steal.
他等待有人刚加入公司后才开始偷窃。
Among the different types of bee, it is the honey bee that has most interested scientists because of the language they use to communicate with each other.