单词 | sea |
释义 | sea /si:; si/ n 1 the sea, expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and encloses its continents and islands; any part of this (in contrast to areas of fresh water and dry land): 海洋 (遮覆地球表面大部分地方,围绕诸大陆及岛屿等之咸水区域); 海洋的任何部分: Ships sail on the sea. 船只在海上航行。 Fish swim in the sea. 鱼在海中游。 The sea covers nearly three-fourths of the world's surface. 海洋约占地球表面的四分之三。 Let's go for a swim in the sea. 我们去海边游水吧! follow the sea, be a sailor. 当海员; 做末手。 the sea, (of a place) on the coast: 在海边; 临海: Brighton is on the sea. 布来顿城濒海。 2 seas, same sense as 1 above. 海洋 (与上列第 1 义同) 。 beyond/over the sea(s), abroad; to or in countries separated by the sea (note that overseas is more usu 在海外; 往或在被海洋所隔开的国家 ( overseas 较常用) 。 the high seas, parts which are not near the (and, esp outside the territorial limits over which the nearest country has or claims jurisdiction. 外海; 远洋 (海洋不临近陆地的部分); (尤指) 公海 (领海以外之海洋) 。 the freedom of the seas, the right to carry on sea-trade without interference. 海上贸易权; 商船在海上之自由航行权。 3 (in proper names) particular area of sea which is smaller than an ocean: (用于专有名词中) 海 (海洋之某一特定区域,较洋为小者): the Mediterranean Sea; 地中海; the Caribbean Sea; 加勒比海; the South China Sea; 南海; inland body of water; lake: 内海; 湖: the Caspian Sea; 里海; the Sea of Galilee. 加莉利海 。 the Seven Seas, (liter or poet) the Arctic, the Antarctic, the N and S Pacific, the N and S Atlantic and the Indian Oceans: (文或诗) 七大洋 (指北冰洋, 南冰洋,北太平洋,南太平洋,北大西洋,南大西洋及印度洋) He has sailed the Seven Seas. 他曾航行七大洋。 4 (in various phrases without articles) (用于无冠词的各片语中) at sea, away from, out of sight of, the land: 离开陆地; 不见睦地; 在海上: He was buried at sea. 他葬身海中。 all/ completely at sea, (fig) puzzled; at a loss: (喻) 茫然; 迷惑; 不知所措: He mm all at sea when he began his new job. 他开始新工作时,茫然不知所措。 by sea, in a ship: 乘船; 由海路 .travel by sea and land. 经海路及陆路旅行。 go to sea, become a sailor. 做水手。 put to sea, leave port or land. 出港; 出海。 5 [C] local state of the sea; swell of the ocean; big wave or billow: 海洋之局部状态; 海洋之汹涌波浪; 大浪: There was a heavy sea, large waves. 海上波沟汹涌。 The ship was struck by a heavy sea, a large wave. 该船被巨浪冲击。 The seas were mountains high. 海浪高如山。 half seas over, having drunk too much; intoxicated. 喝酒太多; 醉 To 6 [C] large quantity or expanse (of): 大量; 广濶 (与 of 连用): a sea of up-turned faces, eg crowds of people looking upwards; 无饺朝上看的 R: a sea of flame. 巨大火焰; 一片火海。 7 (attrib and in compounds) : (形容用法, 用于复合字中): ,sea 'air n air at the seaside, considered to be good for health: 海边的空气 (被认为有益于健康): enjoy the sea air. 享受海边的空气。 'sea-anemone n the illus at anemone. 蠢葵 (参看 anemone 之插图) 。 'sea-animal n animal inhabiting the sea, eg fish, mammals, molluscs, etc. 海生动物 (居于海中的动物,如鱼类、哺乳动物、软体动物等) o sea-bathing n bathing in the sea. 海水浴。 'sea-bed n floor of the sea. 海床; 海底。 'sea-bird n any of several species of bird which live close to the sea, ie on cliffs, islands, etc. 海鸟。→ the illus at water. 参看 water 之插图。 'seaboard n coast region; line of coast. 沿海施区; 海滨; 海岸; 海岸线。 'sea-boat n ship with the sea-going qualities specified: 具备航行海洋之条件的船; 远洋船; 海船: a good/bad sea-boat, one that sails well/badly. 适于 (不适于) 航行海洋的船只。 sea-borne adj (of trade) carried in ships: (指贸易) 以船装运的; 海运的: sea-borne commerce/goods. 海运的贸易 (舶来的货物) 。 'sea-breeze n breeze blowing landward from the sea, esp during the day in alternation with a land-breeze at night. 海鼠 (尤指白天由海洋吹向陆地的和风,与夜晚由陆地吹向海洋的风相互交替) ,Cf 参较 a, sea 'breeze, any kind of breeze at sea. 指任何海上的微风。 sea-coal n (hist) coal brought from Newcastle to London by sea (opp of charcoal). (史) 煤; 海煤 (由纽加塞耳海运至伦敦的煤) (为 charcoal 支栢反字) 。 sea-cow n kind of warm-blooded creature living in the sea and feeding its young - with milk. 海牛; 海象 (一种海生温血哺乳动物) 。 'sea-dog n a old sailor, esp the captains of English ships during the reign of Elizabeth I. 老楝水手; (尤指) 伊利莎白一世时代英国船的船长。 b dogfish. 角鲛; 小味。 c seal. 海豹。 'seafaring /-feanij; -zferri) / adj of work or voyages on the sea: 海上工作的; 航海的: a 'seafaring man, a sailor. 海员; 水手。 'sea-fish n fish living in the sea (opp to freshwater-fish). 海鱼 (为 freshwater-fish 之相反字) 。 'sea fog n fog along the coast, caused by difference between land and sea temperatures. 海雾 (沿海岸所起之雾,因陆地及海洋气温不同所致) o 'sea-food n edible fish or shellfish from the sea: 海鲜 (可食用的海产鱼类或贝类): a 'seafood restaurant; 诵鲜店; a seafood cocktail. 海鲜鸡尾酒。 'seafront n part of a town facing the sea: 城镇之面海部分; 滨海区: The best hotels are on the sea-front. 最好的旅馆在滨海地区。 ,sea-girt adj (poet) surrounded by the sea. (诗) 为海所环绕的。 'sea-god n god living in or having power over the sea, eg Neptune. 海神。 'sea-going adj (of ships) built for crossing the sea, not for coastal voyages only; (of a person) seafaring. (指船) 适于越洋的 (不仅用作沿海岸航行者); (指人) 在海上工作的; 航海的。 ,sea-'green adj, n bluish-green as of the sea. 畚绿色 (的) 。 'sea-gull n = gull, 'sea-horse n kind of small fish. 龙落子 (一名海马,亦名马头鱼,为一种似马的小鱼) 。 (sea-island 'cotton n fine quality of long-stapled cotton. 海岛棉 (有长纤维而质地优良之一种棉花) 。 'sea-kale n plant whose young white shoots are used as a vegetable. 宿根章 (其白色幼芽用作蔬菜) 。 sea-legs n pl ability to walk on the deck of a rolling ship: 能在显簸之海船甲板上行走而且不会晕船的能力: get/find one's sea-legs. 不晕船; 有适应船上生活的能力。 sea level n level of sea half-way between high and low tide as the basis for measuring height of land and depth of sea: 海 (平) 面 (高低潮间之平均海面,用作测最:地高及海深的基准者): 100 metres above/below sea level. 备拔 (低于赢平面) 一百公尺。 'sea-lion n large seal of the N Pacific Ocean. (北太平洋所产之) 海狮。 Sea Lord n one of four naval members of the Board of Admiralty (London). (伦敦) 海军本部四位海军计长之一。 'seaman /-man; -man/ n (pl -men) a (in the Navy) sailor who is not an officer, (海军) 未兵。 b person expert in nautical matters, 精于航海事务之人; 水手; 海员 oHence, 由此产生, seaman like /-manlaik; -manbaik/ adj 'seamanship /-manjip; -rnanzfip/ n skill in managing a boat or ship. 驾船术; 航海技术。 'sea mile n nautical mile. 海虫; 涅。 seaplane n aircraft constructed so that it can come down on and rise from water 水上飞机 (可在水上升降者) 。 seaport n town witn a harbour used by sea-going ships. 海埠; 海港 (具有可供海船使用之港口的城镇) 。 'sea-power n ability to control and use the seas (by means of naval strength). (凭借海军力量之) 制海权。 sea-rover n pirate; pirate's ship. 海盗; 海盗船。 'sea-scape n picture of a scene at sea. 海景; 海景画。 → landscape. 'sea-shell n shell of any mollusc inhabiting the sea. 贝壳; 螺壳。 seashore n land bordering on the sea; beach: 海滨; 海岸; 海边: children playing on the seashore; 在海边游戏的儿童; (legal) between high and low-water marks. (法律) 前离 (高潮线与低潮线之间的地方) 。 seasick adj sick, inclined to vomit, from the motion of a ship. 因船之顚簸而感不适或想呕吐的; 晕船的。 'sea-sick ness n 'seaside n (often attrib) place, town, etc by the sea, esp a holiday resort: (常而形容用浜) 海边的地区, 城镇等 (尤指假日游敛胜地): go to the seaside for one's summer holidays; 去海温度警假; ohti a house by the seaside; 在海有一栋房孚; a seaside town. 海边的市镇。 'sea-snake n (kinds of) (usu venomous) snake living in the sea. (各种) 海蛇 (通常有毒) 。 'sea-urchin n small sea-animal with a shell covered with sharp points. 海胆 (外殻覆有尖刺的细小海生动物) 。 .sea- wall n wall built to check the encroachment of the sea on the land, 防波堤; 海堤 (用以阻止海水侵入陆地者) 。 seaward /-wad; -wwd/ adj towards the sea; in the direction of the sea. 向海的; 朝海的 0seawards /-wadz; -w'dz/ adv 'sea-water n water from the sea. 海水。 seaway n a progress of a ship through the water. 船购之航行。 b inland waterway, eg a river, series of lakes, joined by canals and locks, used by sea-going ships: 海船之内陆航路 (如以运河及水闸所连接之河,湖等): the St Lawrence Sway (connecting the Atlantic and the Great Lakes between Canada and the US). 圣罗伦斯内陆航路 (连接大西洋与美加间的大湖区者)。 'sea-weed n [C, U] kinds of plant growing in the sea, esp on rocks washed by the sea, 海草; 海藻 (生长于海中,尤指生长于被海水冲刷之岩石上的植物) 。 'sea-worthy adj (of a ship) fit for a voyage; well built and m good repair. (指船) 适于航海的; 建造与保养良好的。 |
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