IELTS首页

新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

ocean

英  [ˈəʊʃən]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词

  • oceans

    1. [SING 单数型名词] 大海

    The ocean is the sea.

    近义词

    the sea

    双语例句

    例：

    There were few sights as beautiful as the calm ocean on a warm night.

    很少有景色能与温暖夜晚下风平浪静的大海媲美。

    例：

    new technology used to explore the deep ocean.

    用以探索深海的新技术。

    例：

    a fish's habitat on the ocean floor.

    一条鱼在海底的栖息地。

    2. [C 可数名词] 洋

    An ocean is one of the five very large areas of sea on the Earth's surface.

    近义词

    a sea

    双语例句

    例：

    They spent many days cruising the northern Pacific Ocean.

    他们花了很多天巡游北太平洋。

    例：

    a small island in the Indian ocean.

    印度洋中的一座小岛。

    3. [C 可数名词] 极大量

    If you say that there is an ocean of something, you are emphasizing that there is a very large amount of it.

    双语例句

    例：

    I had cried oceans of tears.

    我已哭得泪流成河。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • a drop in the ocean

    1. 沧海一粟

    If you say that something is a drop in the ocean, you mean that it is a very small amount which is unimportant compared to the cost of other things or is so small that it has very little effect on something.

    双语例句

    例：

    His fee is a drop in the ocean compared with the real cost of broadcasting.

    和广播的实际成本相比，他的费用简直是沧海一粟。

新东方在线雅思考试热词