shipwreck
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˈʃɪp.rek/ us/ˈʃɪp.rek/ (also wreck)
（尤指触礁导致的）船只失事，海难;失事船只，沉船
an accident in which a ship is destroyed or sunk at sea, especially by hitting rocks, or a ship that has been destroyed or sunk in such an accident
The danger of shipwreck is much greater in fog. 雾天船只失事的危险会大得多。
There have been many shipwrecks along this dangerous stretch of coastline. 在这段危险的海岸线上，已经发生了很多起沉船事件。
shipwreck
verb [ T ] uk/ˈʃɪp.rek/ us/ˈʃɪp.rek/
使（某人）遇上海难
to make someone suffer a shipwreck
They were shipwrecked off the coast of Newfoundland. 他们的船在纽芬兰海岸附近失事了。
a shipwrecked sailor 遭遇海难的水手