coast
n. 海滨
v. 惯性滑行; 快速平稳地移动; 毫不费力做; 应付; 沿海航行
The coast is an area of land that is next to the sea.
Camp sites are usually situated along the coast, close to beaches.
野营地一般都位于海滨,靠近沙滩。
...the west coast of Scotland.
苏格兰西海岸
If a vehicle coasts somewhere, it continues to move there with the motor switched off, or without being pushed or pedalled.
I switched off the engine and coasted round the corner.
我熄掉引擎,靠惯性转过弯去。
They picked up momentum, then slipped into neutral and coasted quietly down the slope.
他们加大油门,再切入空挡,随后没大响动地滑下山坡。
If a person or a team is coasting, they are doing something easily, especially winning a competition.
Ivan Lendl coasted to a 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Roger Rasheed...
伊万·伦德尔以6:3,6:2和6:3的比分轻松战胜了罗杰·拉希德。
The company was coasting on the enormous success of its early products.
公司凭借早期产品的巨大成功而在市场上遥遥领先。
If you say that someone is coasting, you are emphasizing that they are not putting enough effort into what they are doing.
There was a time when Charles was coasting at school and I should have told him to buckle down.
有一段时间查尔斯在学校不太用功,我当时应该让他加把劲的。
If you say that the coast is clear, you mean that there is nobody around to see you or catch you.
'You can come out now,' he called. 'The coast is clear. She's gone.'
“你现在可以出来了。”他喊道,“没危险了,她已经走了。”
1. the shore of a sea or ocean
2. a slope down which sleds may coast;
3. the area within view;
4. the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it;
1. move effortlessly; by force of gravity
bank, beach, coast, shore, seaside
这些名词均含有"岸"之意。
the coast is clear
平安无事,安全无险
A coast guard boat put out through the waves.
一艘海岸巡逻舰破浪驶离海岸.
We get heavy fogs on the coast in winter.
这里的海边冬季有浓雾.
The ship kept close to the coast.
那条船靠近海岸航行.
There is only one port along this rocky coast.
这个多岩石的海岸只有一个港口.
Crewmen aboard the tanker sighted a ship in distress off the coast of Senegal.
油船上的船员们在塞内加尔的近海发现了一艘失事的船.