ocean

noun

/ˈəʊʃn/

Idioms

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(usually the ocean)
[singular] (especially North American English) the mass of salt water that covers most of the earth’s surface
- The ship was dredged from the depths of the ocean.
- People were swimming in the ocean despite the hurricane warning.
- The plane hit the ocean several miles offshore.
- Our beach house is just a couple of miles from the ocean.
- ships large enough to sail the open ocean
- an ocean liner
- a species of fish that lives on the ocean floor
- El Nino is a warm ocean current that appears off the coast of Peru during the winter.
- Ocean levels are rising.
Extra Examples
- Before him lay the vast, endless ocean.
- Various toxic substances have been dumped in the ocean.
Topics Geographya2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- deep
- vast
- great
- …
verb + ocean
- cross
- sail
- explore
- …
ocean + noun
- depths
- surface
- bed
- …
preposition
- across the ocean
- in the ocean
phrases
- the bottom of the ocean
- the depths of the ocean
- the middle of the ocean
- …
See full entry
(usually Ocean)
[countable] one of the five large areas that the ocean is divided into
- the Antarctic/Arctic/Atlantic/Indian/Pacific Ocean
- They travelled across oceans in search of a new life.
British/American sea / ocean
sea / ocean
- In British English, the usual word for the mass of salt water that covers most of the earth’s surface is the sea. In North American English, the usual word is the ocean:
  A swimmer drowned in the sea/ocean this morning.
- The names of particular areas of seas, however, are fixed:
  the Mediterranean Sea
  the Atlantic Ocean.
- Sea/ocean are also used if you go to the coast on holiday:
  We’re spending a week by the sea/at the ocean in June.
  In North American English it is also common to say:
  We’re going to the beach for vacation.
Extra Examples
- a vessel which can explore the depths of the great oceans
- great ships that sailed the oceans of the world
- penguins of the southern oceans
- trade across the Atlantic Ocean
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- deep
- vast
- great
- …
verb + ocean
- cross
- sail
- explore
- …
ocean + noun
- depths
- surface
- bed
- …
preposition
- across the ocean
- in the ocean
phrases
- the bottom of the ocean
- the depths of the ocean
- the middle of the ocean
- …
See full entry

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French occean, via Latin from Greek ōkeanos ‘great stream encircling the earth's disc’. “The ocean” originally referred to the whole body of water thought to encompass the earth's single land mass.

Idioms

a drop in the ocean (British English)

(North American English a drop in the bucket)

an amount of something that is too small or unimportant to make any real difference to a situation
- The amount of money raised was a drop in the ocean compared to what we needed.

an ocean of something

(also oceans of something)

(informal) a large amount of something

单词	ocean
释义	ocean noun /ˈəʊʃn/ /ˈəʊʃn/ Idioms jump to other results enlarge image (usually the ocean) [singular] (especially North American English) the mass of salt water that covers most of the earth’s surface The ship was dredged from the depths of the ocean. People were swimming in the ocean despite the hurricane warning. The plane hit the ocean several miles offshore. Our beach house is just a couple of miles from the ocean. ships large enough to sail the open ocean an ocean liner a species of fish that lives on the ocean floor El Nino is a warm ocean current that appears off the coast of Peru during the winter. Ocean levels are rising. Extra Examples Before him lay the vast, endless ocean. Various toxic substances have been dumped in the ocean. Topics Geographya2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective deep vast great … verb + ocean cross sail explore … ocean + noun depths surface bed … preposition across the ocean in the ocean phrases the bottom of the ocean the depths of the ocean the middle of the ocean … See full entry (usually Ocean) [countable] one of the five large areas that the ocean is divided into the Antarctic/Arctic/Atlantic/Indian/Pacific Ocean They travelled across oceans in search of a new life. British/American sea / oceansea / ocean In British English, the usual word for the mass of salt water that covers most of the earth’s surface is the sea. In North American English, the usual word is the ocean: A swimmer drowned in the sea/ocean this morning. The names of particular areas of seas, however, are fixed: the Mediterranean Sea the Atlantic Ocean. Sea/ocean are also used if you go to the coast on holiday: We’re spending a week by the sea/at the ocean in June. In North American English it is also common to say: We’re going to the beach for vacation. Extra Examples a vessel which can explore the depths of the great oceans great ships that sailed the oceans of the world penguins of the southern oceans trade across the Atlantic Ocean Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective deep vast great … verb + ocean cross sail explore … ocean + noun depths surface bed … preposition across the ocean in the ocean phrases the bottom of the ocean the depths of the ocean the middle of the ocean … See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French occean, via Latin from Greek ōkeanos ‘great stream encircling the earth's disc’. “The ocean” originally referred to the whole body of water thought to encompass the earth's single land mass. Idioms a drop in the ocean (British English) (North American English a drop in the bucket) an amount of something that is too small or unimportant to make any real difference to a situation The amount of money raised was a drop in the ocean compared to what we needed. an ocean of something (also oceans of something) (informal) a large amount of something
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