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coast LANDHkEJst, $koJstn [C]the land next to or close to the sea海岸，沿海地区Rimini is a thriving holiday resort on the east coast of Italy. [C]里米尼是意大利东部沿海的一个繁华的度假胜地。When the tanker sank, fifty thousand gallons of oil went into the sea three miles off the coast (=in the sea three miles from land). [U]油轮沉没后，50000加仑的石油进入了沿海三英里的海域。We spent a week by/on the coast (=by the sea) before going inland. [U]我们在去内陆之前，先在海滨度过了一个星期。If you say the coast is clear, you mean that there is no (longer) danger because there is no one watching or listening.已无危险He's gone home so the coast is clear, now tell me what he said.他回家了，所以已经没有危险了，现在可以告诉我他说了些什么了。We travelled across America coast to coast (=from one side to the other).我们从美国的大西洋海岸旅行到太平洋海岸。Coast to coast also means in every part of a country.全国各地The visiting politician received coast-to-coast media attention.来访的政治家受到了全国各地新闻媒体的注意。
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