sea

英 [siː]

美 [siː]

n.  海; 海洋; 海面情况; 海浪状况

复数：seas　

中考高考考研法律

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.721 / COCA.989

习惯用语

n.

at sea
• 在海上（尤指乘船）；在海里
  on the sea, especially in a ship, or in the sea
• It happened on the second night at sea.
  事情发生在出海后的第二天夜里。
• They were lost at sea .
  他们在海上迷失了方向。
• 困惑；茫然；不知所措
  confused and not knowing what to do
• I'm all at sea with these new regulations.
  我全然不懂这些新的规章。
go to sea
• 去当水手；当海员
  to become a sailor
out to sea
• 向（或在）外海
  far away from land where the sea is deepest
• She fell overboard and was swept out to sea.
  她从船上落入水中，被海浪冲向外海。
put (out) to sea
• 起航；出海
  to leave a port or harbour by ship or boat
between the devil and the deep blue sea
• 进退维谷；左右为难
  in a difficult situation where there are two equally unpleasant or unacceptable choices
there are plenty more fish in the sea
• 海里的鱼有的是；还有很多一样好的（人或事物）
  there are many other people or things that are as good as the one sb has failed to get

牛津词典

noun

• 海；海洋
  the salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its continents and islands
  1. to travel by sea
     海上旅行
  2. a cottage by the sea
     海滨小屋
  3. The waste was dumped in the sea .
     废物倒入海中。
  4. The wreck is lying at the bottom of the sea.
     沉船躺在海底。
  5. We left port and headed for the open sea (= far away from land) .
     我们离开港口，向外海驶去。
  6. the cold seas of the Arctic
     北极地区寒冷的海洋
  7. a sea voyage
     海上航行
  8. a hotel room with sea view
     看得见大海的旅馆客房
• 海
  a large area of salt water that is part of an ocean or surrounded by land
  1. the North Sea
     北海
  2. the Caspian Sea
     里海
• 海面情况；海浪状况
  the movement of the waves of the sea
  1. It was a calm sea.
     海上风平浪静。
  2. The sea was very rough.
     海上风急浪高。
• 大量；茫茫一片
  a large amount of sth that stretches over a wide area
  1. He looked down at the sea of smiling faces before him.
     他看着眼前这笑脸的海洋。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 海;海洋
  The seais the salty water that covers about three-quarters of the earth's surface.
  1. Most of the kids have never seen the sea...
     多数孩子从未见过海。
  2. All transport operations, whether by sea, rail or road, are closely monitored at all times.
     所有的交通活动，无论是通过海路、铁路还是公路，都时刻受到密切监视。
• N-PLURAL 海面状态;海域
  You useseaswhen you are describing the sea at a particular time or in a particular area.
  1. He drowned after 30 minutes in the rough seas...
     他在汹涌的海浪中挣扎了 30 分钟后淹死了。
  2. The seas are warm further south.
     海水的温度越往南越高。
• N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 内海
  Aseais a large area of salty water that is part of an ocean or is surrounded by land.
  1. ...the North Sea.
     北海
  2. ...the huge inland sea of Turkana.
     图尔卡纳浩瀚的内陆海
• N-SING 大量;茫茫一片
  Asea ofpeople or things is a very large number of them together.
  1. Down below them was the sea of upturned faces...
     他们下面是无数张仰望的脸。
  2. His eyes ran over the sea of bottles and glasses on the table.
     他扫了一眼满桌的瓶子和玻璃杯。
• PHRASE 茫然;困惑;不知所措
  You can say that someone isall at seawhen they are in a state of confusion or uncertainty.
  1. If you had never seen a telly ad, you would be all at sea with popular culture.
     如果你从没看过电视广告，你就搞不懂什么是大众文化。
• PHRASE 在海上;在海里
  At seameans on or under the sea, far away from land.
  1. The boats remain at sea for an average of ten days at a time...
     这些船只每次在海上平均航行 10 天。
  2. His body was found at sea in waters off the Canary Islands.
     他的尸体在离加那利群岛不远的海上被发现。
• PHRASE 到海上;向海上
  If you go or look outto sea, you go or look across the sea.
  1. ...fishermen who go to sea for two weeks at a time...
     每次出海两周的渔夫们
  2. He pointed out to sea.
     他指向大海。

英英释义

noun

• a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
• turbulent water with swells of considerable size
  1. heavy seas
• anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume
  Synonym:ocean

双语例句

• I like to swim, especially in the sea.
  我喜欢游泳，尤其喜欢在大海中游泳。
• The sea calmed down.
  海上风浪平息了。
• The square was a sea of people.
  广场上人山人海。
• I've had a lifelong fascination with the sea and with small boats.
  我一生都对大海和小船着迷。
• It lies between the plain and the sea at an oblique angle to the coastline.
  它位于平原与大海之间，跟海岸线形成一个斜角。
• In 1346 a hurricane whipped up the sea to destroy the town.
  1346年的飓风引起海啸并摧毁了城镇。
• The sea water is mainly composed of water and salt.
  海水主要由水和盐组成。
• He drowned after 30 minutes in the rough seas
  他在汹涌的海浪中挣扎了30分钟后淹死了。
• He learnt his trade as a diver in the North Sea
  他在北海学会了潜水员这一行的本事。
• Mist had crept in again from the sea.
  薄雾又从海面上弥漫过来了。