"maroons" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 遗弃（在孤岛等）

Definition

把某人遗弃在偏远或危险的地方，通常没有获救的希望。历史上也指被遗弃在孤岛上的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

作为动词，'maroon' 比较正式，多见于书面或文学用语，常出现在类似 'marooned on an island'（困在岛上）的表达中。不要和颜色 'maroon'（栗色）混淆。

Examples

The sailors were marooned on the deserted island.

水手们被**遗弃**在荒岛上。

After the storm, the car broke down and we were marooned on the highway.

暴风雨后，汽车坏了，我们被**困**在高速公路上。

The movie is about astronauts who get marooned in space.

这部电影讲述了宇航员**被困**在太空中的故事。

She felt totally marooned when her friends left her alone at the party.

她的朋友们把她一个人留在派对上时，她感到完全被**遗弃**了。

Power outages sometimes leave whole neighborhoods marooned without communication for hours.

停电影响时，有时整个社区会被**困**几个小时无法沟通。

He joked that he was marooned at his grandma's house all summer with no internet.

他开玩笑说整个夏天都被**困**在奶奶家没网。