sea

[si:]

n.海, 海洋
n.大量

例句与用法：

The moonlight shone on the calm sea.

月光映在平静的海面上。

Nautilus is a small sea animal.

鹦鹉螺是种小型海洋动物。

I stood amid a sea of corn.

我站在茫茫一片庄稼之中。

I'm all at sea; I've no idea how to repair cars.

我手足无措，不知道怎样修理汽车。

She tried to understand the instructions, but she was completely at sea.

她费尽力气想看懂那些说明文字，却全然不知所云。

The sea covers nearly three-fourths of the world's surface.

海洋几乎占地球表面的四分之三。

详细释义：

n.

1. 海, 海洋[U][the S]

We saw many boats sailing on the sea.

我们看到许多条船在大海上航行。

2. (常大写)……海[the S]

3. 海浪, 波涛[S][P]

There's a rough sea today.

今天海面上波涛汹涌。

4. 大量; 一大片[S][(+of)]

He ran up a sea of debt.

他欠下大量债务。

短语词组：

at sea

1. 在大海上

He spent 3 months at sea.

他在海上航行了三个月。

2. 茫然

I'm rather at sea. Could you explain that again?

我实在不太明白, 你能再解释一下吗?

beyond the sea(s)

1. 在海外

For many years he had lived beyond the seas.

他曾在海外住了多年。

by sea

1. 由海路

He sent his heavy boxes by sea.

他将那沉重的箱子海运。

go to sea

1. 当水手

When he was a boy, his greatest wish was to go to sea.

他小时候最大的愿望就是去当水手。

half seas over

1. 酒醉

Within an hour he was half seas over and incapable of getting home by himself.

不到一个小时他就醉了, 没法自己回家。

on the sea

1. 在海边

The city is on the sea.

这个城市位于海边。

put to sea

1. 出航

The ship was unable to put to sea on account of the gale.

由于大风船未能出航。