/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。