ocean

['əuʃən]

n.海洋, 海量

n.

1. 海洋; 海[the S]

Humans may be able to live in the depths of the ocean some day.

有朝一日人类也许能在海洋深处生活。

2. (常大写)……洋[C]

3. 【口】大量, 许多[P1]

I have an ocean of things to do.

我有许多事情要做。

词形变化

名词复数：oceans

词义辨析

同义:

n.海

sea  Neptune  the brine

n.大量, 许多

multitude  abundance  profusion  flood  ton  mountain  pile  heap  stack  slew  mint  million  trillion  

反义参见:

continent  

英英释义

名词 ocean:

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume

同义词：sea

补充

oceanocean英:[ˈəuʃən] 美:[ˈoʃən]n.1.洋, 海洋, 大海One afternoon, she went for a swim in the ocean.一天下午她到海里去游泳。2.(地球上划分出的)洋As we've seen, oceans cover more than 70％ of the earth.据我们所知, 海洋占地球面积的70％以上。

例句

1. They spent many days cruising the northern Pacific ocean.他们在北太平洋航游了很多天。 2. the Indian ocean印度洋 3. the seas and oceans of the world地球上的海和洋 4. There were few sights as beautiful as the calm ocean on a warm night.鲜有景致能与温暖夜色下风平浪静的大海媲美。 5. I went down to the ocean and took a swim.我下海游了个泳。 6. The blues span an ocean of styles.布鲁斯音乐包括各种风格。 7. the oceans of data produced every day每天产生的海量数据 8. I had cried oceans of tears.我泪流成河。 9. His fee is a drop in the ocean compared with the real cost of broadcasting.与广播的真正成本相比, 他的酬劳不过是九牛一毛。 10. The money spent on transplants – £10,000 per operation – is a drop in the ocean.花在移植手术上的钱——每次手术1万英镑——不过是沧海一粟。 11. the Atlantic ocean.大西洋。 12. [as modifier]the ocean floor.海底。 13. she had oceans of energy.她有无穷的精力。 14. Two thirds of the earth's surface is covered by ocean.地球表面有三分之二被海洋覆盖。 15. the Atlantic/Indian/Pacific ocean大西洋；印度洋；太平洋 16. We've sailed across hundreds of miles of ocean.我们在海洋中航行了数百英里。 17. They lived near the ocean. [=the sea]他们住在海边。 18. He had never seen the ocean before.他以前从未见过海洋。 19. There's a storm moving in from the ocean.暴风雨从海上袭来。 20. The ship quickly sank to the bottom of the ocean.轮船迅速沉入海底。 21. the deepest parts of the ocean海洋的最深处 22. the ocean floor/bottom/surface洋底；洋底；洋面 23. the salty ocean air带咸味的海洋空气 24. ocean fish海鱼 25. an ocean voyage/liner远洋航行/客轮 26. the Atlantic ocean大西洋 27. the Pacific and Indian oceans太平洋和印度洋 28. the Arctic/Antarctic ocean北冰洋；南极海 29. an ocean of sadness许多伤心事 30. oceans of time [=lots of time]大量时间 31. oceanic birds/islands/waters海鸟；海岛；海域