一、详细释义:
n.
海岸;沿海地区 [C]
例句:
The south coast is the warmest part of the country.
南海岸是这个国家最温暖的地区。
例句:
Typhoon swept across the coast.
台风袭击了沿海地区。
v.
沿...岸航行 [I,T]
例句:
We coasted South America on our trip last year.
去年旅行我们是沿着南美洲航行的。
滑行,滑翔 [I]
例句:
The road is slightly downhill, you can coast along on a bicycle.
此路缓缓向下倾斜,你可骑自行车滑行。
例句:
The sledge coasted down the slope.
雪橇沿着山坡向下滑行。
毫不费力地前进,进展顺利 [I]
例句:
Mary coasted through her exams.
玛丽顺利通过考试。
二、词义辨析:
bank,beach,coast,shore,seaside
这些名词均含有“岸”之意。bank多指有一定坡度的河岸、湖岸或堤岸。beach指倾斜度小,被海、湖或河水冲刷而有沙或卵石积存的地方。coast地理学上的名词,专指被视为边界的沿海陆地的尽头。shore指紧靠大湖泊或海洋的陆地边缘或靠海的休养地。seaside尤指疗养地、游览地区的海边。
三、相关短语:
west coast
西海岸
gold coast
n.黄金海岸(西非国家)(加纳旧称)
四、参考例句:
Spray slaps the coast ceaselessly.
海浪不停地拍打着海岸。
Typhoon swept across the coast.
台风袭击了沿海地区。
The croakers schooled along the coast.
黄鱼沿着海岸成群地游动。
Brighton is a leading south coast resort.
布赖顿是南部地区最著名的海滨胜地。
The coast is slowly eroding away.
海岸正在慢慢地被冲蚀。
The coast is terribly touristy now.
海滨区现在到处都是游客。
The coast guard cutter cruised along the coast looking for smugglers.
海岸警卫队的汽艇沿着海岸巡航,搜索走私者。
Our chef is from the coast and loves seafood.
我们的主厨是从海边请来的,喜欢海鲜。
The Atlantic coast is within sight of the hotel.
从宾馆可以看见大西洋海岸。
Tom and I likes walking along the coast.
我和汤姆喜欢沿着海岸散步。