sandbank

名词 sandbank:

1. a submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river; can be exposed at low tide

1. Our ship grounded in shallow water/on a sandbank.
   我们的船在浅水中[在沙滩上]搁浅。
2. The boat stuck on a sandbank but we soon got it afloat again.
   小船在沙丘搁浅，没过多久我们就又使它航行自如了。