hǎi / miàn / shàng / de / hóng / bō / yí / zhèn / gāo / guò / yí / zhèn / chuán / zhī / zhǐ / néng / zàn / shí / fǎn / háng

海面上的洪波一阵高过一阵，船只只能暂时返航。

The turbulent waves grew higher and higher, so the ships could only turn back temporarily.