| 单词 | coast |
| 释义 | nounverb🔑 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coastbeach ⬥ seaside ⬥ coastline ⬥ sand ⬥ seashoreThese 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。coastthe 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。NOTEIt 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。beachan 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(especiallyBrE ) 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NOTEIt 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。coastlinethe 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sanda 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 seashorethe 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。Patternsalong the coast/beach/coastline/seashoreon the coast/beach/coastline/sands/seashoreat the coast/beach/seaside/seashoreby the coast/seaside/seashorea(n) rocky/unspoiled coast/beach/coastlineto go to the coast/beach/seaside/seashorebeach , 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/ verb present 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 coasting —it's time to work hard now . 你根本是在应付，现在该努力干了。[I ](of a ship 船) to stay close to land while sailing around the coast 沿海岸航行 |
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