n (1)海岸(滨)(edge of the land facing the sea)[C]：anchor/be wrecked/spend a day along (on/by) the～在岸边停泊/失事/度过一天;a village on the～海边的村子;the～of England英国海岸;a～road沿岸道路;The～was rocky.那海岸到处是岩石。〖同〗seacoast，shore，seashore，seaside;

(2)陡(山)坡(hill or slope down which one may roll or slide)[C](AmE)：The icy hill made a good～for sleds.结了冰的山成了雪橇滑行的好山坡。

→′coastal adj 沿岸的;′coaster n 沿岸航行的船;′coast-guard n 海岸警卫队(员);′coastline n 海岸线;

v (1)沿岸航行(sail along or near a coast (of a country or from port to port)[T+n，I]：We～ed South America on our trip.我们乘船沿南美州海岸航行。

(2)滑行(move down a hill(in a vehicle，on a bicycle，etc) without the use of any power)[I，I+prep，I+adv]：We cut off the car engine and～ed for a while.我们关掉汽车引擎滑行了一会儿。～down a hill on a sled乘雪橇向山下滑行;The sled(ge)/glider～ed down.雪橇/滑翔机向下滑。～along on a bicycle 骑在自行车上滑行;〖同〗slide，glide;

(3)不费力地做某事(do sth without much effort or interest)[I，I+prep，I+adv](fig)：～along without ever trying to do a job well漫不经心地干，从不设法把工作做好;～to victory in an election 在选举中轻易取胜;

【辨异】coast与bank¹、shore¹、seaside和beach的区别见BANK¹。