词组 | sea |
释义 | coast • shore • cost • beach/seaside • sea - There is rain over the whole of the west coast of Britain. (Not *shore* *cost*) (we use coast when we are thinking of a country in terms of a map; take care with the spelling: coast, not *cost*) - In bad weather a lifeboat is ready to set out from the shore at very short notice. (preferable to coast) (we use shore to refer to the dry land at the edge of the sea) - With the increase in oil prices, the cost of a holiday has risen sharply. (= the price) - There's nothing the children enjoy more than a day at the beach/at the seaside. (Not *on the coast* *at/to the sea*; preferable to on the shore) (= the part of the shore used for pleasure) - The beach was crowded. (Not *coast* *shore* *seaside*) (specific reference to a sandy or pebbly area) - There were a lot of people in the sea. (= in the water) |
随便看 |
英语用法大全包含5463条英语用法指南,基本涵盖了全部常用英文词汇及语法点的翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。