be cast away

Related to word: cast

Idiom

Definition

  1. to be stranded in a remote place, such as an uninhabited island, usually as a result of surviving a shipwreck.

    流落荒島(遇船難後)

    • After days of drifting at sea, they were cast away on a desolate islet.

      在海上漂流了幾天後,他們被遺棄在一個荒涼的小島上。

    • The sailor was said to have been cast away and lived alone on an uninhabited island for five years.

      據說那名水手被遺棄在一個無人島上,獨自生活了五年。

    • After the yacht sank in the storm, they were cast away on an unknown shore.

      遊艇在風暴中沉沒後,他們被遺棄在一個未知的海岸上。