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stranded

/ˈstɹændɪd/· adjective

海事B1

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Chinese meaning

滞留的；搁浅的

搁gē浅qiǎn的de，动dòng弹tán不bù得dé

In this story →

商shāng船chuán船chuán员yuán困kùn在zài船chuán上shàng，走zǒu不bù了liǎo

Example

The Strait of Hormuz crisis is leaving thousands of crew members on commercial ships stranded.

霍尔木兹海峡危机正让数千名商船船员滞留海上，动弹不得。

Source: NPR · 15 Jul 2026

Background ✎

霍huò尔ěr木mù兹zī海hǎi峡xiá局jú势shì升shēng级jí，导dǎo致zhì大dà批pī商shāng船chuán被bèi困kùn，联lián合hé国guó国guó际jì海hǎi事shì组zǔ织zhī负fù责zé人rén就jiù此cǐ发fā声shēng，解jiě释shì船chuán员yuán滞zhì留liú海hǎi上shàng的de困kùn境jìng。

Roots · etymology

源自名词 strand(河岸、海滩)

  • strand(搁浅、河岸) + -ed(形容词后缀)

Collocations

  • stranded passengers / left stranded / stranded at sea

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