/kəʊst ||; kost/noun
[C] the area of land that is next to or close to the sea 海岸;沿海地区:
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。Scarborough is on the east coast.斯卡伯勒位于东海岸。
coast²
/kəʊst ||; kost/verb[I]
1 to travel in a car, on a bicycle, etc (especially down a hill) without using power (乘汽车、骑自行车等)滑行(尤指下坡)
2 to achieve sth without much effort 轻易得到:
They coasted to victory.他们轻易获胜。
coast1/kost; kəʊst/n [C]1 the land next to the sea 海岸: +of the west coast of Africa 非洲西海岸on the coast They’ve rented a cottage on the coast. 他们租了栋海滨小屋。off the coast (=in the water near the land) 近岸的 a small island off the coast 一座近岸小岛see box at见 SHORE1 方框2 the coast is clear if the coast is clear, there is no one around in a place, so no one will see you or catch you 没有危险〔指没有人会看到或抓到你〕
coast2v [I] 1 to achieve something without effort 不费力地成功: +to He coasted to an easy victory. 他轻松获胜。 2 to move forward without using the engine of a car〔汽车〕靠惯性滑行
coastcoastcoastscoastedcoastingnounthe part of the land that is next to the sea: Their house is near the coast. The city is on the west coast of France.