There were few sights as beautiful as the calm ocean on a warm night.
鲜有景致能与温暖夜色下风平浪静的大海媲美。
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[N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 名称名词;名称名词](五大洋之一的)洋 An ocean is one of the five very large areas of sea on the Earth's surface.
They spent many days cruising the northern Pacific Ocean.
他们在北太平洋航行了很多天。
...the Indian Ocean.
印度洋
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]许多;大量 If you say that there is an ocean of something, you are emphasizing that there is a very large amount of it.
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I had cried oceans of tears...
我泪流成河。
APEC seems be drowning in an ocean of jargon.
亚太经合组织似乎为一大堆空洞的胡言乱语所淹没。
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[PHRASE 短语]沧海一粟;九牛一毛 If you say that something is a drop in the ocean, you mean that it is a very small amount which is unimportant compared to the cost of other things or is so small that it has very little effect on something.
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His fee is a drop in the ocean compared with the real cost of broadcasting.
同播出的实际开支相比较,他那点酬金不过是九牛一毛。
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ocean★/ˈəʊʃn; NAmEˈoʊʃn/noun1★(usuallythe ocean )[singular ]( especially NAmE) the mass of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface 大海;海洋◆the depths of the ocean海洋的深处◆People were swimming in the ocean despite the hurricane warning.尽管有飓风警报,人们仍然在大海里游泳。◆The plane hit the ocean several miles offshore.飞机在距离海岸数英里处坠入大海。◆Our beach house is just a couple of miles from the ocean.我家滨海的房子离大海只有几英里。◆an ocean liner远洋客轮◆Ocean levels are rising.海平面正在上升。2★(usuallyOcean )[countable ]one of the five large areas that the oceanis divided into (五大洋之一的)洋◆the Antarctic/Arctic/Atlantic/Indian/Pacific Ocean南极海;北冰洋;大西洋;印度洋;太平洋☞note at
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IDIOMan ocean of sth(BrE alsooceans of sth)( informal) a large amount of sth 众多;大量☞more at
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n.oceanoceansocean/ˈəʊʃn; NAmEˈoʊʃn/
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oceano‧cean /ˈəʊʃən $ ˈoʊ-/ ●●●S3W2 noun
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1the ocean especially American English the great mass of salt water that covers most of the Earth’s surfaceSYN the sea: She stood on the beach, gazing at the ocean. I like to swim in the ocean when it’s warm enough.2[countable] one of the very large areas of sea on the Earth’s surface: the Pacific Ocean3oceans of something informal a lot of something, especially a liquid: oceans of champagne → a drop in the ocean
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GRAMMAR: Patterns with oceanin the ocean• You use in the ocean to talk about things that happen in the water: · We swam in the ocean.· There are thousands of species of fish in the ocean.on the ocean• You use on the ocean to talk about things that happen on the surface of the water: · He dreamed of buying a yacht and sailing on the ocean.by the ocean• You use by the ocean to talk about the area near the ocean: · I’d love to live by the ocean.Grammar guide ‒ NOUNS
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