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单词 coast
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🔑 coastBrE /kəʊst/NAmE /koʊst/ noun
[C, U] the land beside or near to the sea or ocean 海岸;海滨a town on the south coast of England 英格兰南海岸的一座城镇islands off the west coast of Ireland 爱尔兰西海岸的岛屿a trip to the coast 海滨旅游We walked along the coast for five miles. 我们沿着海岸步行了五英里。the Welsh coast 威尔士海岸a pretty stretch of coast 一段美丽的海岸线the coast road 滨海道路coastbeachseasidecoastlinesandseashore

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

beach, coast, harbour, pier, sandbank, sea, shoreline, surf, tide, wave

beach, cliff, coast, dune, headland, inlet, promontory, sea, shore, tide

the ˌcoast is ˈclear(informal) there is no danger of being seen or caught 没有被发现(或抓住)的危险As soon as the coast was clear he climbed in through the window. 等到四下无人,他便从窗户爬了进去。
🔑 coastBrE /kəʊst/NAmE /koʊst/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they coast BrE /kəʊst/ NAmE /koʊst/present simple - he / she / it coasts BrE /kəʊsts/ NAmE /koʊsts/past simple coasted BrE /ˈkəʊstɪd/ NAmE /ˈkoʊstɪd/past participle coasted BrE /ˈkəʊstɪd/ NAmE /ˈkoʊstɪd/ -ing form coasting BrE /ˈkəʊstɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈkoʊstɪŋ/ [I] (+ adv./prep.) (of a car or a bicycle 汽车或自行车) to move, especially down a hill, without using any power (尤指不用动力向山坡下)滑行,惯性滑行The car coasted along until it stopped. 汽车随惯性而下直至滑行停止。She took her feet off the pedals and coasted downhill. 她把脚从自行车的踏板上抬开,沿山坡滑行而下。 [I] (+ adv./prep.) (of a vehicle 交通工具) to move quickly and smoothly, without using much power (不用多少动力)快速平稳地移动The plane coasted down the runway. 飞机顺着跑道平稳滑行。 [I] ~ (through/to sth) to be successful at sth without having to try hard 不费力地取得成功He coasted through his final exams. 他毫不费劲地通过了期终考试。 [I] ~ (along) (disapproving) to put very little effort into sth (做事)不出力You're just coastingit's time to work hard now. 你根本是在应付,现在该努力干了。 [I] (of a ship ) to stay close to land while sailing around the coast 沿海岸航行
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