a·ground
adverb/əˈɡraʊnd/
/əˈɡraʊnd/
- if a ship runs/goes aground, it touches the ground in shallow water and cannot move
（船）搁浅 - The oil tanker ran/went aground off the Spanish coast.
那条油轮在西班牙近海搁浅了。 - (figurative) He was unwilling to accept that his corporate strategy had run aground.
他不愿意承认他的公司战略已经搁浅。
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘on the ground’): from a- ‘on’ + ground. - The oil tanker ran/went aground off the Spanish coast.