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/ˈəʊʃn/ |
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1 | one of the large areas of salt water that cover most of the Earth (各大洋的)…洋 |
| the Atlantic/Pacific/Indian Ocean 大西洋/太平洋/印度洋 |
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2 | +of informal a very large amount of something 许多;大量 |
| Park there, you’ ve got oceans of space. 把车停在那儿,那边空间大得很。 |
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3 | the ocean MAINLY AMERICAN a large area of salt water that lies along the coast of a country . BRITISH usuallythe sea 海洋;大海 |
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DERIVED WORD |
oceanic adj |
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/ˌəʊʃiˈænɪk/ |
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