n. 1.海岸;海滨。 2.〔美国〕(雪橇等的)滑下,下坡;【航空】滑翔,惯性飞行。 3.〔古语〕边疆。 4.(吸毒者等过瘾后的)飘然状态。 短语和例子 Clear the coast ! 〔俚语〕躲开! 让开!off the coast 在海面上。 on the coast 在岸上,沿岸。 skirt the coast 沿海岸航行;谨慎行事。 the C- 〔美国〕太平洋沿岸,太平洋沿岸各州。 The coast is clear. 〔走私黑话)道路通畅,无问题,时机正好! vi. 1.沿岸航行[旅行]。 2.(由坡上)滑(行)下(去),溜下。 3.(人)一帆风顺。 4.(吸毒者等)飘飘然。 短语和例子 coast home 〔美国〕轻易得胜。 coast in 〔美国〕轻易夺得锦标。
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn''t stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope" 同义词:slide, glide,
the area within view; "the coast is clear"
a slope down which sleds may coast; "when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course"
the shore of a sea or ocean 同义词:seashore, seacoast, sea-coast,
move effortlessly; by force of gravity
A coastline or seashore is the area where land meets the sea or ocean. A precise line that can be called a coastline cannot be determined due to the dynamic nature of tides.
例句与用法
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Lookouts were spotted all along the coast . 沿岸一带都布置了监视哨。
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The warm japanese current flows past the coast . 日本洋暖流流经海岸。
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Faber was getting out via the east coast . 费伯正设法从东海岸出境。
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The coast line was crowded with u-boat nests . 潜水艇更是集於沿海。
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East coast shipowners advocated free trade . 东岸的船主们拥护自由贸易。
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The coast is clear, we can leave . 危险已经过去,我们可以走了。
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The ship was thrown on the coast . 那艘船被(浪)打到岸上去了。
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He died in a shipwreck off the south coast . 他在南部海岸一带的海难中死亡。
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The english started colonies on the east coast . 英国人在东海岸开拓殖民地。