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，然后繼續悠閑地在湖上劃著。
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3. He was rescued only when an exhausted friend swam ashore.
當一個精疲力盡的友人游上岸后他才獲救。
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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。
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5. The oil washed ashore on roughly 1,000 miles of coastline.