海浪汹涌 meaning in English

run high

The wind blew hard and the sea was billowing
疾风劲吹，海浪汹涌。
In this distress the mate of our vessel lays hold of the boat , and with the help of the rest of the men , they got her flung over the ship s - side , and getting all into her , let go , and committed our selves being eleven in number , to god s merry , and the wild sea ; for tho the storm was abated considerably , yet the sea went dreadful high upon the shore , and might well be call d , den mild zee , as the dutch call the sea in a storm
最后，海浪把我冲上了岸，等浪势使尽而退时，把我留在半干的岸上。虽然海水已把我灌得半死，但我头脑尚清醒，见到自己已靠近陆地，就立即爬起来拼命向陆上奔去，以免第二个浪头打来时再把我卷入大海。可是，我立即发现，这种情境已无法逃脱，只见身后高山似的海浪汹涌而至，我根本无法抗拒，也无力抗拒。