擱淺 [搁浅]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to be stranded (of ship)
  2. to run aground
  3. fig. to run into difficulties and stop
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    船​隻​或者​大魚入​咗​淺​過​佢​入​水位​嘅​水域​，​所以​卡​咗​響度
    to run aground
    • 條鯨魚擱淺咗喺沙灘上面。
      条鲸鱼搁浅咗喺沙滩上面。
      tiu4 king4 jyu4 gok3 cin2 zo2 hai2 saa1 taaan1 soeng6 min6.
      The whale ran aground on this beach.
  2. 動詞
    原本​順​利​嘅​事​突然​因故​中斷
    to suspend an ongoing project
    • 今次發展計劃因示威而擱淺。
      今次发展计划因示威而搁浅。
      This development project is aborted due to protests.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, intransitive
    to reach a deadlock; to run into difficulties and stop
  2. verb, intransitive
    to run aground; to be stranded
    (syn.) 𣹇淺, 𣹇线, 𣹇沙, 𣹇線, 𣹇浅
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #1306
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    一条受伤的鲸鱼在海滩边搁浅了。
    一條受傷的鯨魚在海灘邊擱淺了。
    yī tiáo shòu shāng de jīng yú zài hǎi tān biān gē qiǎn le 。
    • A wounded whale washed up on the beach.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    条鲸鱼搁浅咗喺沙滩上面。
    條鯨魚擱淺咗喺沙灘上面。
    tiu4 king4 jyu4 gok3 cin2 zo2 hai2 saa1 taaan1 soeng6 min6.
    • The whale ran aground on this beach.
  2. Cantonese
    今次发展计划因示威而搁浅。
    今次發展計劃因示威而擱淺。
    • This development project is aborted due to protests.