coast

[kəust]

n.海岸, 海滨
v.(沿海岸)而行, 下滑

n.[C]

1. 海岸; 沿海地区[the S]

They live in a town along the coast.

他们住在一个沿海的城市里。

2. 【美】(大写)美国太平洋沿岸[the S]

3. 【美】(雪橇等的)向下滑行; 滑行的斜坡

vt.

沿……岸航行

We coasted South America on our trip last year.

去年旅行我们是沿着南美洲航行的。

vi.

1. 沿岸航行

2. (靠惯性)滑行[(+along/down)]

The sledge coasted down the slope.

雪橇沿着山坡向下滑行。

3. 毫不费力地前进, 顺利进展

Mary coasted through her exams.

玛丽顺利通过考试。

词形变化

形容词: coastal | 动词过去式: coasted | 动词过去分词: coasted | 动词现在分词: coasting | 动词第三人称单数: coasts |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.沿岸航行; 滑行

slide  glide  ride

n.海岸; 沿海地区

seashore  seaside  waterfront  beach  

同义参见:

sweep  skim  shore  sail  cruise  

英英释义

名词 coast:

the shore of a sea or ocean

同义词：seashore, seacoast, sea-coast

a slope down which sleds may coast

the area within view

the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

同义词：slide, glide

动词 coast:

move effortlessly; by force of gravity

短语词组

the coast is clear

1. 危险已过

The boys waited until the coast was clear before climbing into the garden.

男孩们等到四下无人时才爬进花园。

补充

coastcoast英:[kəust] 美:[kost]n.1.海岸The south coast is the warmest part of the country.南海岸是这个国家最温暖的地区。

例句

1. It's on the west coast of Scotland.它在苏格兰西海岸。 2. Campsites are usually situated along the coast, close to beaches.野营地一般都位于海滨, 靠近沙滩。 3. '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。” 4. I switched off the engine and coasted round the corner.我熄掉引擎, 靠惯性转过弯去。 5. They picked up momentum, then slipped into neutral and coasted quietly down the slope.他们先加大油门, 接着切入空挡, 悄无声息地滑下山坡。 6. 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。 7. The company was coasting on the enormous success of its early products.该公司凭借其早期产品的巨大成功而在市场上遥遥领先。 8. 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。 9. Two-thirds of councils are either coasting or performing poorly.有三分之二的委员会不是在应付了事, 就是工作表现极差。 10. She coasted her car down the hill.她让汽车靠惯性滑下山去。 11. The sledge coasted down the mountain slope.雪橇滑下山坡。 12. We coasted along on our bicycles.我们骑着自行车向前滑行。 13. We cut off the car engine and coasted for a while.我们熄灭了汽车引擎，向前滑行了一会儿。 14. The actor coasted to stardom on his good looks.这位男演员靠自己长得漂亮而毫不费力地成了明星。 15. The English team coasted comfortably to a six stroke victory.英国队以六分之差轻取对手。 16. His last fix kept him coasting for three days.他上次因注射了毒品，一连三天都飘飘然神态不清。 17. They coasted South America on their trip last summer.去年夏天他们沿着南美海岸航行。 18. the west coast of Africa.非洲西海岸。 19. they sailed further up the coast.他们继续沿着海岸向北航行。 20. [as modifier]the coast road.海滨公路。 21. they were coasting down a long hill.他们沿着长长的山坡往下滑行。 22. Colchester coasted to victory.柯彻斯特轻易取胜。 23. [as adj. coasting]a West Country coasting ketch.英国西南部沿海航行的双桅纵帆船。 24. After sailing for an hour we could finally see the coast.船航行了一个钟头后，我们终于看见了陆地。 25. They coasted to victory.他们轻易获胜。 26. sea/rocky coasts [=shores]海岸；岩石嶙峋的海岸 27. the west/east coast西/东海岸 28. He lives on the coast.他住在海边。 29. We drove along a long stretch of coast. [=shore]我们沿着长长的海岸线驱车前行。 30. He's flying out to the coast tomorrow.他明天将飞往太平洋沿岸地区。 31. They traveled from coast to coast across the U.S.他们横穿了全美国。 32. The space shuttle launch was on television stations from coast to coast. [=throughout the country]全国电视台都播出了航天飞机的发射场景。 33. "OK, the coast is clear—you can come out now!"好了，没人了，现在你可以出来了！ 34. coastal areas/regions/waters沿海地区/地域/水域 35. coastal mountains沿海的山峦 36. The car coasted to a stop.汽车滑行一会儿后停了下来。 37. The airplane coasted down the runway.飞机在跑道上滑行。 38. The children coasted on sleds down the snowy hill.孩子们乘着雪橇顺坡滑下雪山。 39. They came coasting down the hill on bicycles.他们骑着自行车顺坡下了山。 40. "After taking a big lead, the team coasted to victory."那个球队大比分领先之后，轻松取胜。 41. He was accused of trying to coast through school.他想在学业上蒙混过关，因而受到指责。 42. She decided she could coast along without a job for the next few months.她认定自己即便没有工作也能混上几个月。 43. The company is coasting on its good reputation.那家公司靠其良好声誉顺利发展。