These are all words for the land beside or near to the sea, a river or a lake. 以上各词均指海滨、河岸或湖畔。

• coast the land beside or near to the sea or ocean 指海岸、海滨：◆a town on the south coast of England 英格兰南海岸的一座城镇◆The coast road is closed due to bad weather. 由于天气恶劣，滨海公路暂时封闭。 NOTE It is nearly always the coast, except when it is uncountable. 除用作不可数名词外，coast 几乎总是与 the 连用：◆That's a pretty stretch of coast. 那是一段美丽的海岸线。
• beach an area of sand, or small stones, beside the sea or a lake 指有沙石的海滩、海滨或湖滨：◆She took the kids to the beach for the day. 她带了孩子去海滩玩一天。◆sandy beaches 沙滩
• seaside (especially BrE) an area that is by the sea, especially one where people go for a day or a holiday 尤指人们游玩、度假的海边、海滨：◆a trip to the seaside 去海滨旅行 NOTE It is always the seaside, except when it is used before a noun. 除用于名词前外，seaside 总是与 the 连用：◆a seaside resort 海滨胜地 The seaside is British English; in American English seaside is only used before a noun. * the seaside 为英式英语，在美式英语中，seaside 只用于名词前。
• coastline the land along a coast, especially when you are thinking of its shape or appearance 指沿海地带，尤其是海岸线、海岸地形或轮廓：◆California's rugged coastline 加利福尼亚州崎岖的海岸线
• sand a large area of sand on a beach 指沙滩：◆We went for a walk along the sand. 我们去沙滩上散了散步。◆a resort with miles of golden sands 有着绵延数英里金色沙滩的度假胜地
• the seashore the land along the edge of the sea or ocean, usually where there is sand and rocks 通常指有沙石的海岸、海滨：◆He liked to look for shells on the seashore. 他喜欢在海滨捡贝壳。

beach or seashore? 用 beach 还是 seashore？

• Beach is usually used to talk about a sandy area next to the sea where people lie in the sun or play, for example when they are on holiday/vacation. Seashore is used more to talk about the area by the sea in terms of things such as waves, sea shells, rocks, etc., especially where people walk for pleasure. * beach 通常指海边的沙滩，人们度假时可以躺着沐浴阳光或玩乐；seashore 多指有海浪、贝壳、岩石等的海岸，尤指人们散步消遣的海滨。

Patterns

• along the coast/beach/coastline/seashore
• on the coast/beach/coastline/sands/seashore
• at the coast/beach/seaside/seashore
• by the coast/seaside/seashore
• a(n) rocky/unspoiled coast/beach/coastline
• to go to the coast/beach/seaside/seashore