1. | [u] 海;海洋the salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its continents and islands |
to travel by sea 海上旅行 | |
a cottage by the sea 海滨小屋 | |
The waste was dumped in the sea . 废物倒入海中。 | |
The wreck is lying at the bottom of the sea. 沉船躺在海底。 | |
We left port and headed for the open sea(= far away from land) . 我们离开港口,向外海驶去。 | |
the cold seas of the Arctic 北极地区寒冷的海洋 | |
a sea voyage 海上航行 | |
a hotel room with sea view 看得见大海的旅馆客房 |
2. | [c] 海a large area of salt water that is part of an ocean or surrounded by land |
the North Sea 北海 | |
the Caspian Sea 里海 |
3. | [c] 海面情况;海浪状况the movement of the waves of the sea |
It was a calm sea. 海上风平浪静。 | |
The sea was very rough. 海上风急浪高。 |
4. | [sing] ~ of sth 大量;茫茫一片a large amount of sth that stretches over a wide area |
He looked down at the sea of smiling faces before him. 他看着眼前这笑脸的海洋。 |