1 N-SING [oft by NOUN] 海;海洋 The sea is the salty water that covers about three-quarters of the earth's surface. 海;海洋
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Most of the kids have never seen the sea.
多数孩子从未见过海。
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All transport operations, whether by sea, rail or road, are closely monitored at all times.
所有的交通活动,无论是通过海路、铁路还是公路,都时刻受到密切监视。
SYN ocean, the deep, the waves, the drink [informal]
2 N-PLURAL 海面状态;海域 You use seas when you are describing the sea at a particular time or in a particular area. 海面状态;海域 [literary]
3 N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 内海 A sea is a large area of salty water that is part of an ocean or is surrounded by land. 内海
4 N-SING [NOUN of n] 大量;茫茫一片 A sea of people or things is a very large number of them together. 大量;茫茫一片
SYN mass, lot, lots [informal] , army
5 PHRASE [usually verb-link PHRASE] 茫然;困惑;不知所措 You can say that someone is all at sea when they are in a state of confusion or uncertainty. 茫然;困惑;不知所措 [journalism]
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If you had never seen a telly ad, you would be all at sea with popular culture.
如果你从没看过电视广告,你就搞不懂什么是大众文化。
6 PHRASE 在海上;在海里 At sea means on or under the sea, far away from land. 在海上;在海里
SYN bewildered, lost, confused, puzzled
7 PHRASE 到海上;向海上 If you go or look out to sea, you go or look across the sea. 到海上;向海上
Quotations
the wine-dark sea Homer Iliad
ocean: a body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man - who has no gills Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary
Word Partnership | Use sea with: |
PREP. | above the sea, across the sea, below the sea, beneath the sea, by sea, from the sea, into the sea, near the sea, over the sea 1 |
N. | sea air, sea coast, land and sea, sea voyage 1 |
ADJ. | calm sea, deep sea 1 |
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