castaway
/ˈkɑːstəweɪ/noun
उच्चारण कास्टवे
जहाज़ डूबने से किसी निर्जन टापू पर पहुँचा व्यक्ति, भग्नपोत यात्री
Core word
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a person whose ship has sunk and who has had to swim to land, often to an island where there are no other people
जहाज़ डूबने से किसी निर्जन टापू पर पहुँचा व्यक्ति, भग्नपोत यात्री
- Robinson Crusoe is the story of a castaway on a lonely island.
- The castaways survived on fish and coconuts.
- The castaway built a small shelter on the beach.
+ 2 more examples
- The film is about a castaway who lives alone for years.
- A passing ship rescued the castaways after a week.
Synonyms shipwrecked person
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a castaway on / on an island
A castaway is a person left alone after a shipwreck. We say 'a castaway on a desert island'.
Castaway वह व्यक्ति है जो जहाज़ डूबने के बाद अकेला रह जाता है; 'a castaway on a desert island' कहा जाता है।
- Robinson Crusoe was a castaway on a lonely island.
- The castaways lived on fish and coconuts.
be cast away / castaway (adjective)
Castaway can also be an adjective meaning thrown away or abandoned. The verb phrase 'be cast away' means to be wrecked on a shore.
Castaway adjective के रूप में फेंका हुआ या त्यागा हुआ भी हो सकता है; verb phrase 'be cast away' का अर्थ किनारे पर जहाज़ का टूट जाना है।
- The sailors were cast away on a rocky shore.
- She picked up a castaway toy from the roadside.
castaway as a figure of speech
Figuratively, a castaway is a person who is isolated or rejected by others.
लाक्षणिक रूप में castaway वह व्यक्ति है जो दूसरों से अलग या ठुकराया हुआ है।
- After the quarrel, he felt like a castaway in his own family.
castaway + noun / story
Castaway is often used in titles and stories about survival: castaway story, castaway island.
Castaway प्रायः जीवित रहने की कहानियों और शीर्षकों में आता है, जैसे castaway story।
- The film is a castaway story set in the Pacific.
+Collocations 4
adjective + castaway
loneshipwreckeddesperatefamousrescued
- A lone castaway waved a cloth at the passing ship.
verb + castaway
rescuefindsavefeedbecome
- Fishermen rescued the castaways after three days.
castaway + noun
islandstoryherobeachlife
- The castaway island had no fresh water.
castaway + preposition
on an islandon a raftat seaon the shore
- The castaway drifted at sea on a wooden raft.
“More examples 5
- The castaway lit a fire on the beach to attract the attention of passing ships.
भग्नपोत यात्री ने गुज़रते जहाज़ों का ध्यान खींचने के लिए समुद्र तट पर आग जलाई।
- Radhika read the story of a castaway for her English literature class.
राधिका ने अपनी English साहित्य की कक्षा के लिए एक castaway की कहानी पढ़ी।
- After the storm, three castaways were found on a tiny island of the Andamans.
तूफ़ान के बाद अंडमान के एक छोटे द्वीप पर तीन भग्नपोत यात्री मिले।
- The castaway survived by drinking rainwater and catching fish.
भग्नपोत यात्री वर्षा का पानी पीकर और मछलियाँ पकड़कर जीवित रहा।
- The castaways were taken home by a coast guard ship.
भग्नपोत यात्रियों को तटरक्षक जहाज़ ने घर पहुँचाया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The castaway was survived on the island.
✓ The castaway survived on the island.
Survive is used in the active form here and does not take a passive.
यहाँ 'survive' active रूप में आता है, इसका passive नहीं बनता।
✗ The castaways was rescued by a boat.
✓ The castaways were rescued by a boat.
A plural subject takes 'were'.
Plural subject के साथ 'were' आता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
shipwrecked person
?Which word?
Do not confuse castaway (a shipwrecked person) and outcast (a person rejected by society).
Castaway (जहाज़ डूबने से फँसा व्यक्ति) और outcast (समाज द्वारा ठुकराया गया व्यक्ति) में भ्रमित न हों।