coast

英 [kəʊst]

美 [koʊst]

n.  海岸; 海滨
v.  (尤指不用动力向山坡下)滑行，惯性滑行; (不用多少动力)快速平稳地移动; 不费力地取得成功

复数：coasts　现在分词：coasting　过去式：coasted　第三人称单数：coasts　过去分词：coasted　

中考高考CET4CET6考研TEM4

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1854 / COCA.2436

同义词辨析

shorebeachcoast【导航词义：岸】

习惯用语

n.

the coast is clear
• 没有被发现（或抓住）的危险
  there is no danger of being seen or caught
• As soon as the coast was clear he climbed in through the window.
  等到四下无人，他便从窗户爬了进去。

牛津词典

noun

• 海岸；海滨
  the land beside or near to the sea or ocean
  1. a town on the south coast of England
     英格兰南海岸的一座城市
  2. islands off the west coast of Ireland
     爱尔兰西海岸的岛屿
  3. a trip to the coast
     海滨旅游
  4. We walked along the coast for five miles.
     我们沿着海岸步行了五英里。
  5. the Welsh coast
     威尔士海岸
  6. a pretty stretch of coast
     一段美丽的海岸线
  7. the coast road
     滨海道路

verb

• （尤指不用动力向山坡下）滑行，惯性滑行
  to move, especially down a hill, without using any power
  1. The car coasted along until it stopped.
     汽车随惯性而下直至滑行停止。
  2. She took her feet off the pedals and coasted downhill.
     她把脚从自行车的踏板上松开，沿山坡滑行而下。
• （不用多少动力）快速平稳地移动
  to move quickly and smoothly, without using much power
  1. The plane coasted down the runway.
     飞机顺着跑道平稳滑行。
• 不费力地取得成功
  to be successful at sth without having to try hard
  1. He coasted through his final exams.
     他毫不费劲地通过了期终考试。
• （做事）不出力
  to put very little effort into sth
  1. You're just coasting─it's time to work hard now.
     你根本是在应付——现在该努力干了。
• 沿海岸航行
  to stay close to land while sailing around the coast

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 海岸;海滨
  Thecoastis an area of land that is next to the sea.
  1. 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。
  2. ...the west coast of Scotland.
     苏格兰西海岸
• VERB (车辆熄火后或不用动力)靠惯性滑行
  If a vehiclecoastssomewhere, it continues to move there with the motor switched off, or without being pushed or pedalled.
  1. I switched off the engine and coasted round the corner.
     我熄掉引擎，靠惯性转过弯去。
  2. 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。
• VERB 毫不费力地做;(尤指)轻松获胜
  If a person or a teamis coasting, they are doing something easily, especially winning a competition.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• VERB 不够努力;应付
  If you say that someoneis coasting, you are emphasizing that they are not putting enough effort into what they are doing.
  1. 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。
  2. Coast alongmeans the same ascoast.
     coast along 同 coast
  3. Matthew had no drive. He coasted along on his good looks.
     马修没什么雄心大志，就凭着自己的长相混饭吃。
• PHRASE 没有被发现(或捉住)的危险;危险已过
  If you say thatthe coast is clear, you mean that there is nobody around to see you or catch you.
  1. '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。”

You can usebeach,coast, andshoreto talk about the piece of land beside a stretch of water. Thecoastis the area of land that lies alongside the sea. You may be referring just to the land close to the sea, or to a wider area that extends further inland. Abeachis a flat area of sand or pebbles next to the sea. Theshoreis the area of land along the edge of the sea, a lake, or a wide river.
beach, coast 和 shore 都可以用来指大片水域的岸边陆地。coast 是沿海陆地区域，既可以指紧靠海边的区域，也可以泛指沿海地区。beach 是指海边的沙滩或碎石滩。shore 是指海洋、湖泊或宽广的河流的岸边陆地。

英英释义

noun

• the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
  1. his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill
  2. the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope
  Synonym:slideglide
• the area within view
  1. the coast is clear
• a slope down which sleds may coast
  1. when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course
• the shore of a sea or ocean
  Synonym:seashoreseacoastsea-coast

verb

• move effortlessly

双语例句

• On their journey south they hit a bank of fog off the north-east coast of Scotland.
  南行途中，他们在苏格兰东北海岸外遭遇了大雾。
• The rebels have opened the road from Monrovia to the Ivory Coast
  叛乱分子已经开放了从蒙罗维亚到象牙海岸的道路。
• He was drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Spain.
  他在西班牙海岸附近的一次海难中溺水身亡。
• Portuguese explorers had charted the west coast of Africa as far as Sierra Leone
  葡萄牙探险家已经绘制出了远至塞拉里昂的非洲西海岸地图。
• '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。”
• The town was Redcar, a seaside resort on the Cleveland coast.
  那个城镇叫雷德卡，是克利夫兰海岸上的一个海滨胜地。
• I had been planning a trip to the West Coast
  我一直计划去趟西海岸。
• 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。
• Our route follows the Pacific coast through densely populated neighbourhoods
  我们的路线沿着太平洋海岸，途经人口稠密的街区。
• 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。