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sea

UK //siː//US //siː//

词源

源自古英语'sǣ',源自原始日耳曼语'saiwiz',与荷兰语'zee'、德语'See'同源。

noun

❶ 指大片咸水水域,通常比海洋小,常与陆地相连。用于描述广阔水域的自然景观或地理特征。

“We spent our vacation by the sea.”

(我们在海边度过了假期。)

“The ship sailed across the rough sea.”

(船只在汹涌的海面上航行。)

❶ 比喻大量或广阔的事物,常用于形容数量庞大或范围广泛的情况。

“A sea of faces greeted the performer.”

(表演者面前是人山人海。)

“The city was a sea of lights at night.”

(夜晚的城市是一片灯海。)

同义词:ocean, water, brine, deep, main

常见短语

at sea — 字面意思是在海上航行;比喻对某事感到困惑或不知所措。

“The new employee felt completely at sea during the training.”

(新员工在培训期间感到完全不知所措。)

by the sea — 在海边,描述地理位置或度假方式。

“They bought a small house by the sea for their retirement.”

(他们在海边买了一栋小房子准备退休后居住。)