[N-SING 单数名词]海;海洋The sea is the salty water that covers about three-quarters of the earth's surface.
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Most of the kids have never seen the sea...
多数孩子从未见过海。
All transport operations, whether by sea, rail or road, are closely monitored at all times.
所有的交通活动,无论是通过海路、铁路还是公路,都时刻受到密切监视。
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]海面状态;海域 You use seas when you are describing the sea at a particular time or in a particular area.
[LITERARY 文]
He drowned after 30 minutes in the rough seas...
他在汹涌的海浪中挣扎了 30 分钟后淹死了。
The seas are warm further south.
海水的温度越往南越高。
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[N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 名称名词;名称名词]内海 A sea is a large area of salty water that is part of an ocean or is surrounded by land.
...the North Sea.
北海
...the huge inland sea of Turkana.
图尔卡纳浩瀚的内陆海
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[N-SING 单数名词]大量;茫茫一片 A sea of people or things is a very large number of them together.
[N of n]
Down below them was the sea of upturned faces...
他们下面是无数张仰望的脸。
His eyes ran over the sea of bottles and glasses on the table.
他扫了一眼满桌的瓶子和玻璃杯。
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[PHRASE 短语]茫然;困惑;不知所措 You can say that someone is all at sea when they are in a state of confusion or uncertainty.
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If you had never seen a telly ad, you would be all at sea with popular culture.
如果你从没看过电视广告,你就搞不懂什么是大众文化。
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[PHRASE 短语]在海上;在海里At sea means on or under the sea, far away from land.
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The boats remain at sea for an average of ten days at a time...
这些船只每次在海上平均航行 10 天。
His body was found at sea in waters off the Canary Islands.
他的尸体在离加那利群岛不远的海上被发现。
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[PHRASE 短语]到海上;向海上 If you go or look out to sea, you go or look across the sea.
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...fishermen who go to sea for two weeks at a time...
每次出海两周的渔夫们
He pointed out to sea.
他指向大海。
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sea★/siː; NAmEsiː/noun1★(oftenthe sea )[uncountable ](alsoliteraryseas[plural ])( especially BrE) the salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its continents and islands 海;海洋◆to travel by sea海上旅行◆a cottage by the sea海滨小屋◆The waste was dumped in the sea.废物倒入海中。◆The wreck is lying at the bottom of the sea.沉船躺在海底。◆We left port and headed for the open sea(= far away from land).我们离开港口,向外海驶去。◆the cold seas of the Arctic北极地区寒冷的海洋◆a sea voyage海上航行◆a hotel room with sea view看得见大海的旅馆客房☞see also
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2★[countable ]( often Sea,especially as part of a name 常作 Sea,尤作名称的一部份) a large area of salt water that is part of an ocean or surrounded by land 海◆the North Sea北海◆the Caspian Sea里海3★[countable ](alsoseas [plural ])the movement of the waves of the sea 海面情况;海浪状况◆It was a calm sea.海上风平浪静。◆The sea was very rough.海上风急浪高。4[singular ]seaof sth a large amount of sth that stretches over a wide area 大量;茫茫一片◆He looked down at the sea of smiling faces before him.他看着眼前这笑脸的海洋。IDIOMSat ˈsea1★on the sea, especially in a ship, or in the sea 在海上(尤指乘船);在海里◆It happened on the second night at sea.事情发生在出海后的第二天夜里。◆They were lost at sea.他们在海上迷失了方向。2confused and not knowing what to do 困惑;茫然;不知所措◆I'm all at seawith these new regulations. 我全然不懂这些新的规章。go to ˈseato become a sailor 去当水手;当海员out to ˈseafar away from land where the sea is deepest 向(或在)外海◆She fell overboard and was swept out to sea.她从船上落入水中,被海浪冲向外海。put (out) to ˈseato leave a port or harbourby ship or boat 起航;出海☞more at
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n.BRITISH/AMERICAN 英式/美式英语sea / ocean■In BrE,the usual word for the mass of salt water that covers most of the earth’s surface is the sea.In NAmE,the usual word is the ocean.在英式英语中,覆盖地球表面大部份地区的大片海水通常用 sea 表示。美式英语则通常用 ocean:◆A swimmer drowned in the sea/ocean this morning.今天早上一名游泳者在海里淹死了。■The names of particular areas of seas, however, are fixed. 然而,特定的海洋名称用 sea 或 ocean 是固定的:◆the Mediterranean Sea地中海◆the Atlantic Ocean大西洋■Sea / Sea are also used if you go to the coast on holiday/vacation. 到海滨度假亦可用 sea/ocean:◆We’re spending a week by the sea/at the ocean in June.我们六月份要在海滨度假一个星期。In NAmEit is also common to say 美式英语亦常说:◆We’re going to the beach for vacation.我们要去海滨度假。➱ note at coastseaseassea/siː; NAmEsiː/
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seasea /siː/ ●●●S2W1 noun
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1[countable, uncountable] especially British English the large area of salty water that covers much of the Earth’s surfaceSYN ocean: Jay stripped his clothes off and ran into the sea. The sea came up to my knees. Most exports went by sea (=on a ship). a little cottage by the sea (=near the sea) He spent over 30 years at sea (=working on ships or boats on the sea). They stood side by side looking out to sea (=looking at the sea).2[countable] a large area of salty water that is mostly enclosed by land: the Mediterranean Sea3sea of something a very large number of people or things that all look similar: He looked out at the sea of faces.4(all) at sea confused or not sure what to do: Living in a foreign country can mean you’re always at sea about what’s going on.5the seas literary the sea – used especially when you are not talking about a particular oceanacross the seas (=far away) They came from lands across the seas.6[countable] one of the broad areas that seem flat on the Moon and MarsGRAMMAR: Patterns with seain the sea• You use in the sea to talk about things that happen in the water: · We paddled in the sea.· Whales are mammals that live in the sea.on the sea• You use on the sea to talk about things that happen on the surface of the water: · The boat floated on the calm sea.by the sea• You use by the sea to talk about things that are on the land near the sea: · They live in a cottage by the sea.COLLOCATIONSadjectivesblue· The sun shone brightly upon the clear blue sea.calm· The sea was perfectly calm.rough (=with big waves)· The sea was too rough to swim in.choppy (=with a lot of small waves)· The wind was starting to pick up and the sea was becoming choppy.· The yachts bobbed around on the choppy sea.heavy seas (=a rough sea)· The tanker split apart and sank in heavy seas.a stormy sea· a picture of a battleship in a stormy seathe open sea (=the part of the sea that is far away from land)· Rescuers are trying to drive the stranded whales back out into the open sea.the deep sea (=the water deep under the surface of the sea)· The deep sea is the most unexplored area left on the planet.verbscross the sea· Our ancestors crossed the sea in small boats.go to sea (=go to work on a ship)· He went to sea when he was eighteen.put to sea (=sail a boat away from land)· The refugees put to sea in rickety rafts.be lost at sea formal (=be drowned in the sea)· His father had been lost at sea three months before.be swept out to sea (=be taken far away from land by the sea)· They had to rescue three young canoeists who were swept out to sea.sea + NOUNsea water· Removing salt from sea water is an expensive process.a sea view· All the bedrooms have a sea view.sea level· Average sea levels are rising year on year.the sea air (=the air close to the sea)· He breathed in the fresh sea air.the sea bed (also the sea floor) (=the land at the bottom of the sea)· A lot of these small creatures feed on the sea bed.THESAURUSthe sea especially British English the large area of salty water that covers much of the Earth’s surface: · She lives by the sea.· The sea was very rough.the ocean especially American English the large area of salty water that covers much of the Earth’s surface: · a house by the ocean· The restaurant had a sweeping view of the ocean.waters a large area of water – used about an area of water that belongs to a particular country, or when describing what the water is like: · boats fishing in Canadian waters· British territorial waters· the calm waters of the harbour· dangerous waters· choppy waters (=with a lot of waves)bay an area of sea that is partly enclosed by a curve in the land: · I swam across the bay.· the Bay of Biscaygulf a very large area of sea partly enclosed by land: · the Gulf of Mexico· oil from the Gulf (=the area of water near Iran, Saudi Arabia etc)tide the regular rising and falling of the level of the sea: · Is the tide going out or coming in ?· High tide (=when the sea is at its highest level)is at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.· low tide (=when the sea is at its lowest level)· The rocks are visible at low tide.wave a line of raised water that moves across the surface of the sea: · The waves were crashing against the rocks.
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n.海;海洋;许多;大量
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