if a ship runs/goes aground, it touches the ground in shallow water and cannot move （船）搁浅 The oil tanker ran/went aground off the Spanish coast. 那条油轮在西班牙近海搁浅了。 - (figurative)
He was unwilling to accept that his corporate strategy had run aground. 他不愿接受自己的公司战略搁浅。
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘on the ground’): from a- ‘on’ + ground.