- 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.
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- v. 滑行；沿岸航行
- n. 海岸；海滨
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1. islands off the west coast of Ireland
爱尔兰西海岸的岛屿
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2. a trip to the coast
海滨旅游
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3. the Welsh coast
威尔士海岸
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4. the coast road
滨海道路
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5. The car coasted along until it stopped.
汽车随惯性而下直至滑行停止。
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6. She took her feet off the pedals and coasted downhill.
她从自行车的踏板上松开脚，沿山坡滑行而下。
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7. The plane coasted down the runway.
飞机顺着跑道平稳滑行。
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8. He coasted through his final exams.
他毫不费劲地通过了期终考试。
- coast (n.) early 14c., "margin of the land;" earlier "rib as a part of the body" (early 12c.), from Old French coste "rib, side, flank; slope, incline;" later "coast, shore" (12c., Modern French côte), from Latin costa "a rib," perhaps related to a root word for "bone" (compare Old Church Slavonic kosti "bone," and PIE root *ost-), but de Vaan dismisses this and calls it "an isolated word without etymology."
- coast (v.) late 14c., "to skirt, to go around the sides, to go along the border" of something (as a ship does the coastline), from Anglo-French costien, from the French source of coast (n.).
coast ★ / kəʊst ; NAmE koʊst / noun , verb coast coasts coasted coasting noun ★ [countable , uncountable ] the land beside or near to the sea or ocean 海岸；海滨 ◆ a town on the south coast of England 英格兰南海岸的一座城镇 ◆ islands off the west coast of Ireland 爱尔兰西海岸的岛屿 ◆ a trip to the coast 海滨旅游 ◆ We walked along the coast for five miles. 我们沿着海岸步行了五英里。 ◆ the Welsh coast 威尔士海岸 ◆ a pretty stretch of coast 一段美丽的海岸线 ◆ the coast road 滨海道路 IDIOM the ˌcoast is ˈclear ( informal) there is no danger of being seen or caught 没有被发现（或抓住）的危险 ◆ As soon as the coast was clear he climbed in through the window. 等到四下无人，他便从窗户爬了进去。 verb 1 [intransitive ] (+ adv./prep.) (of a car or a bicycle 汽车或自行车 ) to move, especially down a hill, without using any power （尤指不用动力向山坡下）滑行，惯性滑行 ◆ The car coasted along until it stopped. 汽车随惯性而下直至滑行停止。 ◆ She took her feet off the pedals and coasted downhill. 她从自行车的踏板上松开脚，沿山坡滑行而下。 2 [intransitive ] (+ adv./prep.) (of a vehicle 交通工具 ) to move quickly and smoothly, without using much power （不用多少动力）快速平稳地移动 ◆ The plane coasted down the runway. 飞机顺着跑道平稳滑行。 3 [intransitive ] coast(through/to sth) to be successful at sth without having to try hard 不费力地取得成功 ◆ He coasted through his final exams. 他毫不费劲地通过了期终考试。 4 [intransitive ] coast(along) ( disapproving) to put very little effort into sth （做事）不出力 ◆ You're just coasting—it's time to work hard now. 你根本是在躲懒，现在该努力干了。 5 [intransitive ] (of a ship 船 ) to stay close to land while sailing around the coast 沿海岸航行 SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 coast beach ◆seaside ◆coastline ◆sand ◆seashore These are all words for the land beside or near to the sea, a river or a lake. 以上各词均指海岸、河岸或湖畔。 ■ coast the land beside or near to the sea or ocean 指海岸、海滨： ◆ a town on the south coast of England 英格兰南海岸的一座城镇 ◆ The coast road is closed due to bad weather. 由于天气恶劣，滨海公路暂时封闭。 NOTEIt is nearly always the coast,except when it is uncountable. 除用作不可数名词外，coast 几乎总是与 the 连用： ◆ That's a pretty stretch of coast. 那是一段美丽的海岸线。 ■ beach an area of sand, or small stones, beside the sea or a lake 指有沙石的海滩、海滨或湖滨： ◆ She took the kids to the beach for the day. 她带了孩子去海滩玩一天。 ◆ sandy beaches 沙滩 ■ seaside ( especially BrE) an area that is by the sea, especially one where people go for a day or a holiday 尤指人们游玩、度假的海边、海滨： ◆ a trip to the seaside 去海滨旅行 NOTEIt is always the seaside,except when it is used before a noun. 除用于名词前外，seaside 总是与 the 连用： ◆ a seaside resort 海滨胜地 The seasideis British English; in American English seasideis only used before a noun. *the seaside 为英式英语，在美式英语中，seaside 只用于名词前。 ■ coastline the land along a coast, especially when you are thinking of its shape or appearance 指沿海地带，尤其是海岸线、海岸地形或轮廓： ◆ California's rugged coastline 加利福尼亚州崎岖的海岸线 ■ sand a large area of sand on a beach 指沙滩： ◆ We went for a walk along the sand. 我们去沙滩上散了散步。 ◆ a resort with miles of golden sands 绵延数英里金色沙滩的度假胜地 ■ the seashore the land along the edge of the sea or ocean, usually where there is sand and rocks 通常指有沙石的海岸、海滨： ◆ He liked to look for shells on the seashore. 他喜欢在海滨捡贝壳。 beach or seashore? 用 beach 还是 seashore？ Beachis usually used to talk about a sandy area next to the sea where people lie in the sun or play, for example when they are on holiday/vacation. Seashoreis used more to talk about the area by the sea in terms of things such as waves, seashells, rocks, etc, especially where people walk for pleasure. *beach 通常指海边的沙滩，人们度假时可以躺着沐浴阳光或玩乐； seashore 多指有海浪、贝壳、岩石等的海岸，尤指人们散步消遣的海滨。 PATTERNS ◆ alongthe coast/beach/coastline/seashore ◆ onthe coast/beach/coastline/sands/seashore ◆ atthe coast/beach/seaside/seashore ◆ bythe coast/seaside/seashore ◆ a(n) rocky / rocky coast/beach/coastline ◆ to go tothe coast/beach/seaside/seashore coast / kəʊst ; NAmE koʊst /
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