sea
sea
noun
at sea
noun
- (常作the sea)the expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its land masses
海，海洋
a ban on dumping radioactive wastes in the sea.
禁止向海洋倾倒放射性废料。
[mass noun]rocky bays lapped by vivid blue sea.
蔚蓝色的大海包围的岩石海湾。
[as modifier]a sea view.
海景。
■[often in place names]a roughly definable area of this
[常用于地名]海
the Black Sea.
黑海。
■[in place names]a large lake
[用于地名]大湖
the Sea of Galilee.
加利利海。
■[mass noun]used to refer to waves as opposed to calm sea
（与平静海面相对的）海浪
there was still some sea running.
海上仍有风浪滚滚。
■(seas)large waves
巨浪
the lifeboat met seas of thirty-five feet head-on.
救生艇迎面遇上35英尺的巨浪。
■[count noun](figurative)a vast expanse or quantity of something
(喻)广大；众多
she scanned the sea of faces for Stephen.
她在人潮如涌的人群中搜寻史蒂文。
at sea
- sailing on the sea
出海，航海
■(亦作 all at sea)confused or unable to decide what to do
困惑，不知所措
he feels at sea with economics.
他对经济学一窍不通。
- by means of a ship or ships
乘船
other army units were sent by sea.
其他部队通过海路运送。
- set out on a voyage
出海航行
■become a sailor in a navy or a merchant navy
（在海军或商船队）当水手
- situated on the coast
在岸边
- leave land on a voyage
离岸出海
- Old English sǣ, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zee and German See
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