sea

Word family adjectiveseawardseawardlyseaworthyseabornesea-greenseamanlikeseamanlyseasickadverbseawardsnounseaworthinesssea airsea anemoneseabankseabedseabirdseabliteseaboardseabottlesea breezesea captainsea changeseacoastseacockseacraftsea dogseadromeseafarerseafaringsea floorseafolkseafoodseafowlseafrontseagullseahawkseahogseahorseseahoundseakaleseakeepingsea lanesea legssea levelsealinesea lionseamaidseamanseamanshipseamarksea mileseamountseaplaneseaportsea powerseaquakesearatsea saltseascapeseashellseashoreseasicknessseasideseaspeaksea urchinseawareseawaterseawayseaweedseawifeseawomanseawormsea

Related topics: Oceanography, Astronomy

sea /siː/ S2 W1 noun → emcee, see, plc, cc

1 [countableC, uncountableU]HEO especially British EnglishBrE the large area of salty water that covers much of the Earth’s surface 海，海洋 SYN ocean

Jay stripped his clothes off and ran into the sea.

杰伊脱光衣服奔入海里。

n The sea came up to my knees.

Most exports went by sea (=on a ship).

大部分出口商品都走海路。

a little cottage by the sea (=near the sea)

一座海滨小屋

He spent over 30 years at sea (=working on ships or boats on the sea).

他在船上工作了30多年。

They stood side by side looking out to sea (=looking at the sea).

他们并排站着眺望大海。

→4 See picture of 见图 RIVER

2 [countableC]HEO a large area of salty water that is mostly enclosed by land 内海

the Mediterranean Sea

地中海

3 sea of something LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTa very large number of people or things that all look similar 大量某物，一大片某物

He looked out at the sea of faces.

他放眼望去，人海茫茫。

4 (all) at sea CONFUSEDconfused or not sure what to do 困惑，茫然不知所措

Living in a foreign country can mean you’re always at sea about what’s going on.

生活在异国他乡可能意味着你对周围的事总是茫然不知所措。

Examples from the Corpus

(all) at sea• This week, however, when you find yourself all at sea, you may wonder whether you've chosen well.• We are glad to be with them again, especially when they are at sea.• A girl from near his village in Trondheim fell ill the first day at sea.• His eyes were an astounding blue and his complexion was ruddy from a life spent mostly at sea.• Down to the beach to see the oil rigs at sea.• Teredo, or shipworm, can have a devastating effect on the hulls of wooden ships at sea.• At worst, they can sink or lose their nuclear warheads at sea.

5 the seas literaryHAAL the sea – used especially when you are not talking about a particular ocean 海，大海〔尤用于泛指〕

across the seas (=far away) 遥远，远隔重洋

They came from lands across the seas.

他们来自遥远的国度。

Examples from the Corpus

the seas• Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear.• The crew was exhausted, the seas still heavy, and without daylight we could not see what we were doing.• The captain too found the seas rougher than his liking.• One-third of the world's human population lives on land that is liable to be inundated if the seas rise.• Who knows what the depths of the seas may yet yield?• On the seas and far away On stormy seas and far away.• The fleets of Ulthuan ranged the seas destroying Dark Elf slaving ships.• First entering shallow equatorial seas, then estuaries and coastal oceans, the prehistoric cetaceans spread through the seas of the world.

6. [countableC]HA one of the broad areas that seem flat on the Moon and Mars 海〔指月球或火星表面的一片广阔平原〕

n GRAMMAR: Patterns with sea

in the sea

You use in the sea to talk about things that happen in the water:

We paddled in the sea.

Whales are mammals that live in the sea.

on the sea

You use on the sea to talk about things that happen on the surface of the water:

The boat floated on the calm sea.

by the sea

You use by the sea to talk about things that are on the land near the sea:

They live in a cottage by the sea.

COLLOCATIONS

adjectives

blue 蓝色的

The sun shone brightly upon the clear blue sea.

清澈湛蓝的海面上,阳光灿烂。

calm 无浪的,平静的

The sea was perfectly calm.

海面上风平浪静。

rough (=with big waves) 浪大的

The sea was too rough to swim in.

海上浪太大,不能游泳。

choppy (=with a lot of small waves) 波浪起伏的

The wind was starting to pick up and the sea was becoming choppy.

风大起来,海面开始微波荡漾。

nThe yachts bobbed around on the choppy sea.

heavy seas (=a rough sea) 汹涌的大海

The tanker split apart and sank in heavy seas.

油轮船体断裂，沉入波涛汹涌的大海。

a stormy sea 波涛翻滚的大海

na picture of a battleship in a stormy sea

the open sea (=the part of the sea that is far away from land) 公海,远海

nRescuers are trying to drive the stranded whales back out into the open sea.

nthe deep sea (=the water deep under the surface of the sea)

The deep sea is the most unexplored area left on the planet.

verbs

cross the sea 横渡大海

Our ancestors crossed the sea in small boats.

我们的祖先驾着小船远渡重洋。

go to sea (=go to work on a ship) 下海工作

He went to sea when he was eighteen.

他18岁出海。

put to sea (=sail a boat away from land) 驾船出海

The refugees put to sea in rickety rafts.

难民们驾着破筏子驶入大海。

be lost at sea formal (=be drowned in the sea) 葬身大海

nHis father had been lost at sea three months before.

be swept out to sea (=be taken far away from land by the sea) 被冲入大海

nThey had to rescue three young canoeists who were swept out to sea.

sea + NOUN

sea water 海水

Removing salt from sea water is an expensive process.

海水淡化是个代价昂贵的过程。

a sea view 海景

All the bedrooms have a sea view.

所有房间都能看到海景。

sea level 海平面

Average sea levels are rising year on year.

海平面平均高度在逐年升高。

the sea air (=the air close to the sea) 海边空气

nHe breathed in the fresh sea air.

the sea bed (also the sea floor) (=the land at the bottom of the sea) 海床

nA lot of these small creatures feed on the sea bed.

n THESAURUS

the sea especially British EnglishBrE the large area of salty water that covers much of the Earth’s surface

She lives by the sea.

The sea was very rough.

the ocean especially American EnglishAmE the large area of salty water that covers much of the Earth’s surface

a house by the ocean

The restaurant had a sweeping view of the ocean.

waters a large area of water – used about an area of water that belongs to a particular country, or when describing what the water is like

boats fishing in Canadian waters

British territorial waters

the calm waters of the harbour

dangerous waters

choppy waters (=with a lot of waves)

bay an area of sea that is partly enclosed by a curve in the land

I swam across the bay.

the Bay of Biscay

gulf a very large area of sea partly enclosed by land

the Gulf of Mexico

oil from the Gulf (=the area of water near Iran, Saudi Arabia etc)

tide the regular rising and falling of the level of the sea

Is the tide going out or coming in ?

High tide (=when the sea is at its highest level)is at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.

low tide (=when the sea is at its lowest level)

The rocks are visible at low tide.

wave a line of raised water that moves across the surface of the sea

The waves were crashing against the rocks.

Examples from the Corpus

sea• The war escalated, on the ground, in the air, and at sea.

by the sea• Joe had discovered that at least twenty per cent of these water containers were gone, washed away by the sea.• Rex was captivated by the sea in a way that others might be avid golf players or inveterate bird watchers.• Our cottage lay on stubby cliffs close by the sea.• We bought a small cottage by the sea.• Eirias Park Spend your leisure time in Eirias Park - the park by the sea.• At Camasunary the bothy for walkers by the sea had a driftwood firelight glow coming through the window.• Long walks by the sea were needed to shake it all down and shake off the pounds that could so easily accumulate.• I find it very sad that the traditional weekend by the sea cam now be considered a health risk.

Origin sea

Old English sæ

单词	sea
释义	sea Word family adjectiveseawardseawardlyseaworthyseabornesea-greenseamanlikeseamanlyseasickadverbseawardsnounseaworthinesssea airsea anemoneseabankseabedseabirdseabliteseaboardseabottlesea breezesea captainsea changeseacoastseacockseacraftsea dogseadromeseafarerseafaringsea floorseafolkseafoodseafowlseafrontseagullseahawkseahogseahorseseahoundseakaleseakeepingsea lanesea legssea levelsealinesea lionseamaidseamanseamanshipseamarksea mileseamountseaplaneseaportsea powerseaquakesearatsea saltseascapeseashellseashoreseasicknessseasideseaspeaksea urchinseawareseawaterseawayseaweedseawifeseawomanseawormsea Related topics: Oceanography, Astronomy sea /siː/ ●●● S2 W1 noun → emcee, see, plc, cc 1 [countableC, uncountableU]HEO especially British EnglishBrE the large area of salty water that covers much of the Earth’s surface 海，海洋 SYN ocean Jay stripped his clothes off and ran into the sea. 杰伊脱光衣服奔入海里。 n The sea came up to my knees. Most exports went by sea (=on a ship). 大部分出口商品都走海路。 a little cottage by the sea (=near the sea) 一座海滨小屋 He spent over 30 years at sea (=working on ships or boats on the sea). 他在船上工作了30多年。 They stood side by side looking out to sea (=looking at the sea). 他们并排站着眺望大海。 →4 See picture of 见图 RIVER 2 [countableC]HEO a large area of salty water that is mostly enclosed by land 内海 the Mediterranean Sea 地中海 3 sea of something LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTa very large number of people or things that all look similar 大量某物，一大片某物 He looked out at the sea of faces. 他放眼望去，人海茫茫。 4 (all) at sea CONFUSEDconfused or not sure what to do 困惑，茫然不知所措 Living in a foreign country can mean you’re always at sea about what’s going on. 生活在异国他乡可能意味着你对周围的事总是茫然不知所措。 Examples from the Corpus (all) at sea• This week, however, when you find yourself all at sea, you may wonder whether you've chosen well.• We are glad to be with them again, especially when they are at sea.• A girl from near his village in Trondheim fell ill the first day at sea.• His eyes were an astounding blue and his complexion was ruddy from a life spent mostly at sea.• Down to the beach to see the oil rigs at sea.• Teredo, or shipworm, can have a devastating effect on the hulls of wooden ships at sea.• At worst, they can sink or lose their nuclear warheads at sea. 5 the seas literaryHAAL the sea – used especially when you are not talking about a particular ocean 海，大海〔尤用于泛指〕 across the seas (=far away) 遥远，远隔重洋 They came from lands across the seas. 他们来自遥远的国度。 Examples from the Corpus the seas• Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear.• The crew was exhausted, the seas still heavy, and without daylight we could not see what we were doing.• The captain too found the seas rougher than his liking.• One-third of the world's human population lives on land that is liable to be inundated if the seas rise.• Who knows what the depths of the seas may yet yield?• On the seas and far away On stormy seas and far away.• The fleets of Ulthuan ranged the seas destroying Dark Elf slaving ships.• First entering shallow equatorial seas, then estuaries and coastal oceans, the prehistoric cetaceans spread through the seas of the world. 6. [countableC]HA one of the broad areas that seem flat on the Moon and Mars 海〔指月球或火星表面的一片广阔平原〕 n GRAMMAR: Patterns with sea in the sea You use in the sea to talk about things that happen in the water: We paddled in the sea. Whales are mammals that live in the sea. on the sea You use on the sea to talk about things that happen on the surface of the water: The boat floated on the calm sea. by the sea You use by the sea to talk about things that are on the land near the sea: They live in a cottage by the sea. COLLOCATIONS adjectives blue 蓝色的 The sun shone brightly upon the clear blue sea. 清澈湛蓝的海面上,阳光灿烂。 calm 无浪的,平静的 The sea was perfectly calm. 海面上风平浪静。 rough (=with big waves) 浪大的 The sea was too rough to swim in. 海上浪太大,不能游泳。 choppy (=with a lot of small waves) 波浪起伏的 The wind was starting to pick up and the sea was becoming choppy. 风大起来,海面开始微波荡漾。 nThe yachts bobbed around on the choppy sea. heavy seas (=a rough sea) 汹涌的大海 The tanker split apart and sank in heavy seas. 油轮船体断裂，沉入波涛汹涌的大海。 a stormy sea 波涛翻滚的大海 na picture of a battleship in a stormy sea the open sea (=the part of the sea that is far away from land) 公海,远海 nRescuers are trying to drive the stranded whales back out into the open sea. nthe deep sea (=the water deep under the surface of the sea) The deep sea is the most unexplored area left on the planet. verbs cross the sea 横渡大海 Our ancestors crossed the sea in small boats. 我们的祖先驾着小船远渡重洋。 go to sea (=go to work on a ship) 下海工作 He went to sea when he was eighteen. 他18岁出海。 put to sea (=sail a boat away from land) 驾船出海 The refugees put to sea in rickety rafts. 难民们驾着破筏子驶入大海。 be lost at sea formal (=be drowned in the sea) 葬身大海 nHis father had been lost at sea three months before. be swept out to sea (=be taken far away from land by the sea) 被冲入大海 nThey had to rescue three young canoeists who were swept out to sea. sea + NOUN sea water 海水 Removing salt from sea water is an expensive process. 海水淡化是个代价昂贵的过程。 a sea view 海景 All the bedrooms have a sea view. 所有房间都能看到海景。 sea level 海平面 Average sea levels are rising year on year. 海平面平均高度在逐年升高。 the sea air (=the air close to the sea) 海边空气 nHe breathed in the fresh sea air. the sea bed (also the sea floor) (=the land at the bottom of the sea) 海床 nA lot of these small creatures feed on the sea bed. n THESAURUS the sea especially British EnglishBrE the large area of salty water that covers much of the Earth’s surface She lives by the sea. The sea was very rough. the ocean especially American EnglishAmE the large area of salty water that covers much of the Earth’s surface a house by the ocean The restaurant had a sweeping view of the ocean. waters a large area of water – used about an area of water that belongs to a particular country, or when describing what the water is like boats fishing in Canadian waters British territorial waters the calm waters of the harbour dangerous waters choppy waters (=with a lot of waves) bay an area of sea that is partly enclosed by a curve in the land I swam across the bay. the Bay of Biscay gulf a very large area of sea partly enclosed by land the Gulf of Mexico oil from the Gulf (=the area of water near Iran, Saudi Arabia etc) tide the regular rising and falling of the level of the sea Is the tide going out or coming in ? High tide (=when the sea is at its highest level)is at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. low tide (=when the sea is at its lowest level) The rocks are visible at low tide. wave a line of raised water that moves across the surface of the sea The waves were crashing against the rocks. Examples from the Corpus sea• The war escalated, on the ground, in the air, and at sea. by the sea• Joe had discovered that at least twenty per cent of these water containers were gone, washed away by the sea.• Rex was captivated by the sea in a way that others might be avid golf players or inveterate bird watchers.• Our cottage lay on stubby cliffs close by the sea.• We bought a small cottage by the sea.• Eirias Park Spend your leisure time in Eirias Park - the park by the sea.• At Camasunary the bothy for walkers by the sea had a driftwood firelight glow coming through the window.• Long walks by the sea were needed to shake it all down and shake off the pounds that could so easily accumulate.• I find it very sad that the traditional weekend by the sea cam now be considered a health risk. Origin sea Old English sæ
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