单词 | sea |
释义 | sea sea /siː/ noun A1 [C or U] the salty water that covers a large part of the surface of the Earth, or a large area of salty water, smaller than an ocean, that is partly or completely surrounded by land: » the Mediterranean Sea» We went swimming in the sea.» The sea was calm/smooth/choppy/rough when we crossed the Channel.» The refugees were at sea (= in a boat on the sea a long way from land) for 40 days before reaching land.» When we moved to the US, we sent our things by sea (= in a ship).» We spent a lovely week by the sea (= on the coast) this year.» Soon we had left the river estuary and were heading towards the open sea (= the part of the sea a long way from land).Thesaurus+: ↑Seas and oceansa sea of sthF0 a large amount or number of something: » The teacher looked down and saw a sea of smiling faces.Thesaurus+: ↑Masses and large amounts of thingsput (out) to seaF0 (of a ship) to leave a port and start a journey: » The boats will put (out) to sea on this evening's high tide.Thesaurus+: ↑Arriving and departing by boat or shipF0 [C] one of the large, flat areas on the moon that in the past were thought to be seas Thesaurus+: ↑Astronomy - general words• • • Extra Examples:» I can see the sea from my window.» He was swept out to sea by the strong current.» I could hear the sound of the sea.» She emerged from the sea, blue with cold.» They stripped naked and ran into the sea. |
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