1580s, "toward the shore," from a- (1) + shore (n.). Meaning "on the shore" is from 1630s. Middle English had ashore (late 15c.), but it meant "on a slant," literally "propped up," from shore (v.).
雙語例句
1. I was pitched into the water and swam ashore.
我被甩到水里后向岸邊游去。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He rowed her ashore and then continued trolling around the lake.
他攏岸讓她下船,然后繼續(xù)悠閑地在湖上劃著。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He was rescued only when an exhausted friend swam ashore.
當(dāng)一個精疲力盡的友人游上岸后他才獲救。
來自柯林斯例句
4. He went ashore leaving me to start repairing the torn sail.
他上岸去了,留下我修理被撕破的船帆。
來自柯林斯例句
5. The oil washed ashore on roughly 1,000 miles of coastline.