- A sea is a huge body of salt water, typically a part of the ocean that's near land. Much grander than a lake or river, a sea can appear open and endless when you view it from the shore.
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- n. 海；海洋
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1. to travel by sea
海上旅行
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2. a cottage by the sea
海滨小屋
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3. The waste was dumped in the sea.
废物倒入海中。
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4. The wreck is lying at the bottom of the sea.
沉船躺在海底。
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5. the North Sea
北海
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6. The sea was very rough.
海上风急浪高。
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7. a sea voyage
海上航行
sea ★ / siː ; NAmE siː / noun 1 ★ ( oftenthe sea ) [uncountable ] ( also literary seas [plural ] ) ( especially BrE) the salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its continents and islands 海；海洋 ◆ to travel by sea 海上旅行 ◆ a cottage by the sea 海滨小屋 ◆ The waste was dumped in the sea. 废物倒入海中。 ◆ The wreck is lying at the bottom of the sea. 沉船躺在海底。 ◆ We left port and headed for the open sea (= far away from land). 我们离开港口，向外海驶去。 ◆ the cold seas of the Arctic 北极地区寒冷的海洋 ◆ a sea voyage 海上航行 ◆ a hotel room with sea view 看得见大海的旅馆客房 ☞see also the high seas , ocean 2 ★ [countable ] ( often Sea,especially as part of a name 常作 Sea，尤作名称的一部份 ) a large area of salt water that is part of an ocean or surrounded by land 海 ◆ the North Sea 北海 ◆ the Caspian Sea 里海 3 ★ [countable ] ( alsoseas [plural ] ) the movement of the waves of the sea 海面情况；海浪状况 ◆ It was a calm sea. 海上风平浪静。 ◆ The sea was very rough. 海上风急浪高。 4 [singular ] seaof sth a large amount of sth that stretches over a wide area 大量；茫茫一片 ◆ He looked down at the sea of smiling faces before him. 他看着眼前这笑脸的海洋。 IDIOMS at ˈsea 1 ★ on the sea, especially in a ship, or in the sea 在海上（尤指乘船）；在海里 ◆ 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。 2 confused and not knowing what to do 困惑；茫然；不知所措 ◆ I'm all at seawith these new regulations. 我全然不懂这些新的规章。 go to ˈsea to become a sailor 去当水手；当海员 out to ˈsea far away from land where the sea is deepest 向（或在）外海 ◆ 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 ˈsea to leave a port or harbourby ship or boat 起航；出海 ☞more at devil , fish n. BRITISH/AMERICAN 英式/美式英语 sea / ocean ■ In BrE,the usual word for the mass of salt water that covers most of the earth’s surface is the sea.In NAmE,the usual word is the ocean. 在英式英语中，覆盖地球表面大部份地区的大片海水通常用 sea 表示。美式英语则通常用 ocean： ◆ A swimmer drowned in the sea/ocean this morning. 今天早上一名游泳者在海里淹死了。 ■ The names of particular areas of seas, however, are fixed. 然而，特定的海洋名称用 sea 或 ocean 是固定的： ◆ the Mediterranean Sea 地中海 ◆ the Atlantic Ocean 大西洋 ■ Sea / Sea are also used if you go to the coast on holiday/vacation. 到海滨度假亦可用 sea/ocean： ◆ We’re spending a week by the sea/at the ocean in June. 我们六月份要在海滨度假一个星期。 In NAmEit is also common to say 美式英语亦常说： ◆ We’re going to the beach for vacation. 我们要去海滨度假。 ➱ note at coast sea seas sea / siː ; NAmE siː /
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