| 单词 | coast |
| 释义 | coast (once / 62 pages) 1n 2vn 3n The noun coast describes the area where the land meets the sea — the seashore. When your mom says, "We're going to the coast," pack your bathing suit, because you'll be near the ocean. Coast also has a verb form that describes an effortless movement, like when you're riding your bike down a hill and you don't have to pedal at all. It can also be used figuratively to describe something that's gained without much difficulty. You might coast to victory in the playoffs when your team wins 8-0 and is never threatened. WORD FAMILYcoast: coastal, coasted, coaster, coasting, coasts+/coaster: coasters USAGE EXAMPLESIt was the second episode of heavy rain within days for some areas, especially along the Gulf Coast. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) The search began Friday evening when the Coast Guard received a call that the Cessna disappeared from radar while en route to Molokai from Honolulu. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, fire department first responders, the Walton Sheriff’s Office, the Coast Guard and others assisted in searching for the man. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 n the shore of a sea or ocean 2Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper sea-coast, seacoast, seashore Barbary Coast the Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates Aeoliaan ancient coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos) where the Aeolians founded several cities around 1100 BC Atlantic Coasta coast of the Atlantic Ocean Gulf Coasta seashore of the Gulf of Mexico Pacific Coasta coast of the Pacific Ocean litoral, littoral, littoral zone, sands the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean landfallthe seacoast first sighted on a voyage (or flight over water) seaboard, seasidethe shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort tidelandland near the sea that is overflowed by the tide shore the land along the edge of a body of water 1v move effortlessly; by force of gravity Hypo|Hyper freewheel coast in a vehicle using the freewheel glide move smoothly and effortlessly 2n the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope Syn|Hypo|Hyper glide, slide sideslip, skid, slip an unexpected slide snowboardingthe act of sliding down a snow-covered slope while standing on a snowboard motion, move, movement the act of changing location from one place to another 3n a slope down which sleds may coast 3when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course Hyper incline, side, slope an elevated geological formation n the area within view the coast is clear Hyper aspect, panorama, prospect, scene, view, vista the visual percept of a region |
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