1. U 洋，海洋，大海　 mass of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface
2. C （地球上划分出的）洋　 one of the main areas into which this is divided

　cross an ～　渡洋
　fly an ～　飞越海洋
　lose one's ～　迷航
　sail an ～　航海
　trip across an ～　横渡海洋
　voyage across an ～　渡过大洋
　deep ～　深海
　immense ～　无边的海洋
　the Arctic O-　北冰洋
　the Atlantic O-　大西洋
　the Indian O-　印度洋
　the largest ～　最大的洋
　the Pacific O-　太平洋
　vast ～　广阔的大洋
　～ bed　海底
　～ engineering　海洋工程学
　～ heat　海洋热能
　～ line　海洋航线
　～ liner　远洋客轮
　～ transportation　远洋运输
　～ voyage　海洋航行
　in the ～　在海洋里
　floor of the ～　海底
　riches of the ～　海洋宝藏
　the depth of the ～　大洋的深处
　～s of　大量…
　～s of flowers　许多鲜花
　～s of money　大量的钱
　～s of sand　一望无际的沙漠
　～s of time　大量的时间
　～s of trouble　接踵而来的麻烦，无限的麻烦

　One afternoon, she went for a swim in the ocean.　一天下午她到海里去游泳。
　Strange creatures live in the profound depth of the ocean.　大洋的深处生活着稀奇古怪的生物。
　Submarine earthquakes often happen in ocean.　海洋中经常发生海底地震。
　Heronomus contends that an electricity generator making use of ocean heat would be economically competitive with conventional sources.　赫隆若马斯坚持认为：利用海洋热能发电在经济上比传统能源有竞争性。
　The Pacific is the largest ocean.　太平洋是最大的一个洋。
　The whale emerged from the ocean depths.　鲸从海洋深处现出。
　The luxury ocean liner is sailing for America.　那条豪华的远洋客轮正驶向美国。
　To go from Britain to America you have to cross the Atlantic (Ocean).　从英国到美国去必须越过大西洋。
　There are countless islands in the Pacific Ocean.　太平洋里有无数个岛屿。
　As we've seen, oceans cover more than 70% of the earth.　据我们所知，海洋占地球面积的70%以上。

 ♣ an ocean of〔oceans of〕
　很多　many or much; lots of sth
　Don't worry—We've got oceans of time.　别担心——我们有的是时间。
　They spent oceans of money on war.　他们把巨额资金消耗在战争上。
　In her letter she sent him oceans of love.　她在信中向他吐露无限钟情。
　Although we speak the same language, I feel that there is an ocean of differences between the English and American cultures.　尽管我们讲的是同一种语言，可是我认为英、美文化之间却有天壤之别。

 ♣ ocean, sea
　参见sea条。

　［同义词］ sea
　［词源］　古法语oceanus（海洋）