coast
[kəust]
n.海岸, 海滨
v.(沿海岸)而行, 下滑
例句与用法:
He is going to live by the coast for the sake of his health.
他为了自己的健康,打算到海滨地区去居住。
Spray slaps the coast ceaselessly.
海浪不停地拍打着海岸。
The disabled ship coasted the island, looking for a harbor.
那艘损坏的船只在海岛沿岸航行以寻找港口。
Fishing boats were anchored all along the coast.
渔船沿着岸抛锚停泊。
词形变化:
形容词: coastal | 动词过去式: coasted | 动词过去分词: coasted | 动词现在分词: coasting | 动词第三人称单数: coasts |
n.[C]
1. 海岸; 沿海地区[the S]
They live in a town along the coast.
他们住在一个沿海的城市里。
2. 【美】(大写)美国太平洋沿岸[the S]
3. 【美】(雪橇等的)向下滑行; 滑行的斜坡
vt.
沿……岸航行
We coasted South America on our trip last year.
去年旅行我们是沿着南美洲航行的。
vi.
1. 沿岸航行
2. (靠惯性)滑行[(+along/down)]
The sledge coasted down the slope.
雪橇沿着山坡向下滑行。
3. 毫不费力地前进, 顺利进展
Mary coasted through her exams.
玛丽顺利通过考试。
短语词组:
the coast is clear
1. 危险已过
The boys waited until the coast was clear before climbing into the garden.
男孩们等到四下无人时才爬进花园。
coast
名词复数:coasts
过去式:coasted
过去分词:coasted
现在进行时:coasting
词形变化:
形容词: coastal | 动词过去式: coasted | 动词过去分词: coasted | 动词现在分词: coasting | 动词第三人称单数: coasts |
词义辨析:
同义:
vi.沿岸航行; 滑行
slide
glide
ride
n.海岸; 沿海地区
seashore
seaside
waterfront
beach
同义参见:
sweep
skim
shore1
sail
cruise
coast[kəust]n.1.■海岸,海滨;沿海地区;海边2.■[美国英语]适宜滑雪的山坡(或斜坡)3.■[美国英语](乘雪橇等下坡的)惯性滑行4.■[废语]边境,国境,边疆5.■[美国俚语](因毒品或爵士音乐而)陶醉vi.1.■[美国英语](坐雪橇等)从冰雪山坡滑下:The sledge coasted down the mountain slope.雪橇滑下山坡。2.■沿海航行(尤指在同岸港口间的旅行)3.■(靠惯性)滑行:We coasted along on our bicycles.我们骑着自行车向前滑行。We cut off the car engine and coasted for a while.我们熄灭了汽车引擎,向前滑行了一会儿。4.■[美国英语](人)随波逐流;不作努力而继续一帆风顺:The actor coasted to stardom on his good looks.这位男演员靠自己长得漂亮而毫不费力地成了明星。The English team coasted comfortably to a six stroke victory.英国队以六分之差轻取对手。5.■[俚语]陶醉;(受毒品影响)飘飘然:His last fix kept him coasting for three days.他上次因注射了毒品,一连三天都飘飘然神态不清。vt.1.■使靠惯性滑行2.■在…沿岸航行:They coasted South America on their trip last summer.去年夏天他们沿着南美海岸航行。近义词shorea clear coast毫无障碍(或危险),平静无事clear the coast[口语]滚!走开![常用作命令式]扫清道路,排除障碍[莎士比亚语]coast home[俚语]不费吹灰之力地取得胜利;轻易达到from coast to coast[美国英语]从大西洋岸到太平洋岸,在(美国)全国,横贯美国iron-bound coast悬崖峭壁(或巉岩围绕)的海岸skirt the coast沿海岸航行[比喻]谨慎行事the Coast[美国口语] (在美国、加拿大指)太平洋沿岸The coast is clear.道路已畅通无阻;沿途已无危险(或障碍);看不见敌人;没有人了。[源出走私者黑话]
coastcoast[kəust]n.1.■海岸; 海滨(地区); 岸边, 岸线; [the Coast ]美国太平洋沿岸2.■[美]适宜滑雪的山坡; (雪橇、自行车等的)滑下, 下坡3.■[美俚](吸毒者或爵士乐迷等过瘾后的)飘然状态4.■(飞机等的)惯性滑行5.■[古]边疆coast artillery海岸炮(兵)coast defence ship海防舰The land is barren on the east coast.东海岸的土地贫脊。
词性变化coast[kəust]vt.1.■在...作沿岸航行2.■使...靠惯性[动量]滑行3.■[废]与某人并行vi.1.■沿岸航行[旅行]2.■在同海岸港口间作贸易3.■滑翔, 沿下降轨道飞行; 滑下, 溜下4.■(人)一帆风顺, 不需努力而上升或前进; 随波逐流5.■[美俚]处于飘飘然状态You can coast downhill on a bicycle.你可以骑自行车滑下坡。The actor coast ed to stardom on his father's name.那位男演员靠父亲的名誉一帆风顺地成了明星。
继承用法coastguardn.1.■水上警察; 海岸警卫队队员2.■[Coast Guard][美]海岸救难[缉私]警备队(队员)coastguard(s)mann.1.■海岸警备队队员coast-landn.1.■沿海地带coastwaiter[ˈkəʊstˌweɪtə(r)]n.1.■[英]海关沿岸检查员coastward[ˈkəʊstwəd]adj., adv.1.■朝着海岸(的)coastwardsadv.1.■朝着海岸
noun
- the part of the land near the sea; the edge of the land
海岸;海滨
the west coast of Africa.
非洲西海岸。
they sailed further up the coast.
他们继续沿着海岸向北航行。
[as modifier]the coast road.
海滨公路。
■(the Coast)(N. Amer.)the Pacific coast of North America
(北美)北美太平洋海岸 - a run or movement in or on a vehicle without use of power
(车辆的)滑行
- [no obj., with adverbial of direction](of a person or vehicle) move easily without using power
(人,车辆)滑行
they were coasting down a long hill.
他们沿着长长的山坡往下滑行。
■[no obj.]act or make progress without making much effort
不费力地做;不费力地进步
Colchester coasted to victory.
柯彻斯特轻易取胜。 - [no obj., with adverbial of direction]sail along the coast, especially in order to carry cargo
沿海岸航行(尤指运货)
[as adj. coasting]a West Country coasting ketch.
英国西南部沿海航行的双桅纵帆船。
the coast is clear
- there is no danger of being observed or caught
平安无事,安全无险
- Middle English (in the sense 'side of the body'), from Old French coste (noun), costeier (verb), from Latin costa 'rib, flank, side'. Sense 1 arose from the phrase coast of the sea 'side of the sea'
coast
名词 coast:
the shore of a sea or ocean
同义词:seashore, seacoast, sea-coast
a slope down which sleds may coast
the area within view
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
动词 coast:
move effortlessly; by force of gravity
coast
■A monthly pass coast less than four weekly pass.
一张月票比四周票还便宜。
■A plane came winging down towards the coast.
一架飞机向海岸线低飞下来。
■A ship sank two miles off the coast.
一艘船在离岸两英里处沉没。
■We had a trip to the coast last Saturday.
上星期六我们到海边旅行去了。
■Yes,it is. The long route runs along the coast.
不错,顺着海滩走就是远路。
■No, I'll depart from the east coast.
不,我从东岸出发。
■East coast shipowners advocated free trade.
东岸的船主们拥护自由贸易。
■The land is barren on the east coast.
东海岸的土地贫脊。
■The Danes made numerous descents upon the English coast during the 10th century.
丹麦人在十世纪曾对英国海岸发动过无数次袭击。
■Achinese agents stirred up trouble for the Dutch on the west coast.
亚齐代理人在西海岸对荷兰人兴风作浪。
■He is going to live by the coast for the sake of his health.
他为了自己的健康,打算到海滨地区去居住。
■They traveled by train to the coast and thenceforth by boat to China.
他们乘火车到海岸,再从那里乘船到中国。
■They travelled by rail to the coast and thence by boat to America.
他们乘火车到海岸,再从那里乘船去美国。
■They live in a town along the east coast.
他们住在一个东部沿海的一个小镇里。
■They live in a town along the coast.
他们住在一个沿海的城市里。
■They might impose a curfew along their western sea coast.
他们可能在西海岸实行宵禁。
■They're drilling for oil off the Irish coast.
他们在爱尔兰沿海钻井探油。
■They were shipwrecked off the coast of Alaska.
他们在阿拉斯加外海遇海难。
■They traveled on the steamboat along the coast.
他们坐着小汽船沿着海岸旅行。
■They will converge at the coast.
他们将在海岸上辐凑。
■They pioneered a new route to the coast.
他们开辟了一条通往海岸的新路线。
■They waited until the coast was clear before loading the stolen goods into the van.
他们待四下无人时就把赃物装进货车。
■They are weekending on the coast.
他们正在海边度周末。
■They were sailing off the coast of France.
他们正在离法国海岸不远的海面上航行。
■They're holidaying on the west coast.
他们正在西海岸度假。
■He lives on the east coast.
他住在东部海岸地区。
■He lives a couple of miles from the coast.
他住在离海岸几英里的地方。
■He lived on the east coast of the United States.
他住在美国的东海岸。
■He signaled that the coast was clear.
他发出海防线无障碍的信号。
■He died in a shipwreck off the south coast.
他在南部海岸一带的海难中死亡。
■He 's from the west coast, near Bordeaux .
他是从西海岸波尔多港附近来的。
■He is motoring down to the coast.
他正乘车去海岸。
■All his life didn't coast along anytime.
他的一生并非任何时候都一帆顺利。
■It is laid down in plain terms that any boat fishing off the coast will be apprehended.
任何船只在这一带沿海捕鱼都将被扣留,这是明文规定的。
■You can take a boat trip along the coast.
你可以乘船沿海岸旅游一趟。
■You can coast downhill on a sled or a bicycle.
你可以乘雪撬或骑自行车向山脚下滑行。
■You can coast downhill on a bicycle.
你可以骑自行车滑下坡。
■You can come out now,for the coast is clear.
你现在可以出来了,海岸没有危险了。
■Now you can start to coast down the slope.
你现在可以开始顺坡向下滑行了。
■To sail or move along the coast or border of.
使沿着海岸航行沿着海岸或边界航行或移动
■The company has transferred to the west coast.
公司已迁往西海岸。
■The company has located on the West Coast.
公司设在西海岸。
■Situated away from a coast or border;inland.
内陆的位于远离海岸或边境的;内地的
■Name a province on the Pacific coast of Canada.
列出一个位于加拿大太平洋海岸的省份。
■How long is the journey to the coast?
到海滨去旅行的路有多远?
■Cardiff is on the south coast of Wales.
加的夫位于威尔士的南海岸。
■The Vikings harried the English coast.
北欧海盗曾不断骚扰英国沿海地区。
■The Vikings raped and pillaged all along the coast.
北欧海盗沿着海岸大肆奸淫劫掠。
■The south coast is the most popular area for holidays.
南部海岸是最受欢迎的度假区。
■An island of the Netherlands Antilles in the Caribbean Sea off the northern coast of Venezuela. Tourism is important to its economy.
博内尔岛荷属安的列斯群岛中的一个岛屿,在加勒地海上,离委内瑞拉北部海滨不远。旅游业对该岛的经济举足轻重
the coast is clear
1. 危险已过
The boys waited until the coast was clear before climbing into the garden.
男孩们等到四下无人时才爬进花园。
习惯用语a clear coast1.■平静无事, 毫无障碍, 没有危险Clear the coast1.■! [俚]躲开; 让开; 排除障碍, 扫清道路Gold Coast1.■黄金海岸(加纳的旧称); [美][口]有钱人的集居区hug the coast1.■沿岸航行ironbound coast1.■悬崖峭壁的海岸off the coast1.■在海面上on the coast1.■在岸上, 沿岸skirt the coast1.■沿岸航行; 谨慎行事Slave Coast1.■奴隶海岸(即今西非贝宁湾沃尔特河与尼日尔河之间的海岸, 此区为16至19世纪非洲奴隶贸易中心)The coast is clear.1.■(走私黑话)道路畅通, 时机正好。特殊用法cliffed coast1.■悬崖海岸elevated coast1.■上升(海)岸estuary coast1.■湾型海岸muddy coast1.■淤泥质海岸open coast1.■开阔海岸regular coast1.■平直海岸resurrected fault coast1.■复露断层岸ria coast1.■里亚式海岸submerged coast1.■溺岸; 下沉海岸