Word · Frequency #23463
inshore
近海岸的；沿海的
situated at or near the shore
- 1.
Close to (especially in sight of) a shore.
靠近海岸(尤指在视线范围内)
- 2.
Of a wind, blowing from the sea to the land.
(指风)从海上吹向陆地
向陆的；吹向陆地的；靠近海岸(尤指在视线范围内)；(指风)从海上吹向陆地；近海岸的；向陆的
In use
Small boats usually stay in the inshore waters during the summer.
An inshore wind carried the sailboat gently back toward the harbor.
After swimming out too far, she turned and headed inshore.
inshore + noun
作定语意为“近海岸的”；描述风时意为“从海面向陆地吹的”，如 an inshore wind。
inshore waters
近海水域
be inshore
作表语，表示位置靠近海岸，相当于 close to the shore。
The fishing boats are inshore.
渔船在近岸处。
move inshore
副词，表示向海岸方向移动，反义词为 offshore。
The boat moved inshore.
船向岸边驶去。
Connections
Collocations
- inshore waters
- 近海水域
- The boat is designed for use in inshore waters.这艘船是为在近海水域使用而设计的。
- inshore fishing
- 近海捕鱼
- Many local families depend on inshore fishing for a living.许多当地家庭以近海捕鱼为生。
- inshore wind
- 向岸风
- The inshore wind carried the fishing boats back to the harbour.向岸风把渔船吹回了港口。
- inshore current
- 近岸海流
- Swimmers should beware of strong inshore currents.游泳者应警惕强烈的近岸海流。
- inshore reef
- 近岸礁石
- The yacht was driven onto an inshore reef by the storm.游艇被暴风雨吹到近岸礁石上。
- head inshore
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 in 和 shore 拆开联想：船在海岸（shore）‘内’侧，即 inshore（近岸的）；风从海向岸吹，即向陆方向。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：marine navigation、weather forecasts、coastal geography、fishing industry 这个词通常用于海洋、气象或地理等较正式或专业的语境，日常生活中较少出现。在航海或科研文献中偏正式，在新闻或一般描述中则更偏中性，因此语域混合。请根据实际搭配和场合选用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with the final /ʃɔː/ sound in inshore: shore, more, score, snore, store, chore. Watch out for lookalikes: inshore can be confused with insure/ensure, which are pronounced /ɪnˈʃʊə(r)/ or /ɪnˈʃʊr/, and shore can be confused with shire /ʃaɪə(r)/ — neither rhymes with inshore.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.