词组 | sea |
释义 | sea /siː/ noun the large area of salty water that covers much of the Earth’s surfaceadjectivesblue sea The coast is beautiful, with golden sand and blue sea.calm sea The sea was perfectly calm.rough sea (=with big waves) The sea was too rough to swim in.choppy sea (=with a lot of small waves) There was a strong wind and the sea was choppy.heavy seas (=a rough sea) Heavy seas made the rescue effort more difficult.a stormy sea A picture of a ship in a stormy sea hung on the wall.the open sea (=the part of the sea that is far away from land) They are trying to get the whales back out into the open sea.the deep sea (=the water deep under the surface of the sea) The deep sea is the most unexplored area left on the planet.verbscross the sea They left England and crossed the sea to France.go to sea (=go to work on a ship) He went to sea when he was 18.put to sea (=sail a boat away from land) The fishermen put to sea early in the morning.be lost at sea formal (=be drowned in the sea) His father had been lost at sea three months before.be swept out to sea (=be taken far away from land by the sea) If you fall off the rocks you could be swept out to sea.look out to sea (=look at the sea far away from the land) He stood at the window looking out to sea.the sea laps/washes somewhere (=it touches or moves there gently) She felt the sea lap around her ankles.the sea batters/pounds sth (=it hits something with a lot of force) The rough sea battered the coastline.sea + nounssea creatures (=animals that live in the sea) The area is home to dolphins, whales, and other sea creatures.sea water Removing salt from sea water is an expensive process.a sea view All the bedrooms have a sea view.sea level Sea levels are rising.the sea air (=the air close to the sea) He breathed in the fresh sea air.a sea breeze (=a light wind that blows from the sea onto the land) It feels cooler on the beach because of the sea breeze.the sea bed/floor/bottom (=the land at the bottom of the sea) The starfish live on the sea bed.prepositionsin the sea It’s too cold to swim in the sea.on the sea I love sailing, especially on the sea.across the sea The land across the sea is Greece.by the sea (=next to the sea) We stayed in a little house by the sea.by sea (=using boats that travel on the sea) They deliver the goods by sea.at sea (=on a journey in a boat on the sea) Charles was in the Navy and spent much of his time at sea.THESAURUS: sea the ocean especially AmE the large area of salty water that covers much of the Earth’s surface: They have a house by the ocean. | The restaurant had a sweeping view of the ocean. waters a large area of water – used about an area of water that belongs to a particular country, or when describing what the water is like: The boats were fishing in Canadian waters. | British territorial waters | the calm waters of the harbour | choppy waters (=with a lot of waves) bay an area of sea that is partly enclosed by a curve in the land: I swam across the bay. | the Bay of Biscay gulf a very large area of sea partly enclosed by land: the Gulf of Mexico | oil from the Gulf (=the area of water near Iran, Saudi Arabia etc) tide the regular rising and falling of the level of the sea: Is the tide going out or coming in ? | High tide is at 4 o’clock in the afternoon (=when the sea is at its highest level). | The rocks are visible at low tide (=when the sea is at its lowest level). wave a line of raised water that moves across the surface of the sea: The waves were crashing against the rocks. |
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