If a ship runs aground, it gets stuck because the water is too shallow — the bottom of the ship is sitting on sand, mud, or rock. The ship has not sunk; it just cannot move until the tide comes back, or until someone pulls it off.

If a ship runs aground如果一艘船runs aground（擱淺）, it gets stuck because the water is too shallow它會卡住，是因為水太淺了 — the bottom of the ship is sitting on sand, mud, or rock船底就這樣卡在沙、泥或石頭上. The ship has not sunk船並沒有沉; it just cannot move它只是不能動了 until the tide comes back要等到潮水回來, or until someone pulls it off或是有人把它拖走

You almost only use this about boats and ships (and sometimes, jokingly, about other things that get stuck). It works as an adjective and as an adverb: the ship is aground; it ran aground.

You almost only use this about boats and ships這個詞幾乎只會用在船上 (and sometimes, jokingly, about other things that get stuck)（有時候也會開玩笑地用在其他卡住的東西上）. It works as an adjective and as an adverb它可以當形容詞也可以當副詞: the ship is aground船is aground（擱淺了）; it ran aground它ran aground（擱淺了）

Sailors and news reports use it; everyday conversation uses it when a ship story is in the news. Though actually, people on land say a plane is grounded (kept from flying) and a child is grounded (not allowed out) — those share the word ground, but aground is the water word.

Sailors and news reports use it水手和新聞報導會用這個字; everyday conversation uses it when a ship story is in the news日常對話則是有船的新聞時才會用到. Though actually不過事實上, people on land say a plane is grounded陸地上的人會說飛機is grounded（停飛） (kept from flying)（不能飛） and a child is grounded小孩is grounded（被禁足） (not allowed out)（不准出門） — those share the word ground這些字都跟ground（地面）這個字有關, but aground is the water word但aground是專屬於水上的字