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Ocean Large Amount Drop Small Compared Cost 英[ˈəʊʃn

单词 ocean
音标
英[ˈəʊʃn] 美[ˈoʊʃn]
解释
n.洋;海洋;大海;(地球上划分出的)洋;
例句

N-SING
海洋;大海
The ocean is the sea.
例: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。

N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES
(五大洋之一的)洋
An ocean is one of the five very large areas of sea on the Earth's surface.
例:They spent many days cruising the northern Pacific Ocean.他们在北太平洋航行了很多天。
例:...the Indian Ocean.印度洋

N-COUNT
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.
例:I had cried oceans of tears...我泪流成河。
例: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。

PHRASE
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.
例: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。
变形
pl:oceans~

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