Word · Frequency #3015
ocean
海洋
a large body of salt water that covers most of the Earth's surface
- 1.
One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.
分隔大陆的大水体之一
- 2.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
构成水圈主要部分的大水体
- 3.
Water belonging to an ocean.
属于海洋的水
- 4.
anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume
数量或体积上似乎无限的东西
- 5.
An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits.
巨大空间或数量,无明显界限
- 6.
A blue colour, like that of the ocean (also called ocean blue).
一种蓝色,如海洋的颜色(也称海洋蓝)
分隔大陆的大水体之一；构成水圈主要部分的大水体；属于海洋的水；数量或体积上似乎无限的东西；巨大空间或数量,无明显界限
In use
We flew over the ocean for hours before reaching the island.
Many animals live in the deep ocean.
She has always dreamed of swimming across the ocean.
the + ocean
The ocean is vast and mysterious.
海洋广阔而神秘。
an ocean of + noun
比喻大量或广阔。
She received an ocean of flowers on her birthday.
她生日那天收到了大量的花。
across the ocean
They traveled across the ocean to start a new life.
他们横渡大洋开始新生活。
Connections
Collocations
- deep ocean
- 深海
- The deep ocean is largely unexplored.深海大部分尚未被探索。
- ocean current
- 洋流
- Ocean currents affect global climate.洋流影响全球气候。
- ocean floor
- 海底
- The ocean floor is covered with sediment.海底覆盖着沉积物。
- ocean view
- 海景
- The hotel room has an ocean view.酒店房间有海景。
- Atlantic Ocean
- 大西洋
- The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest.大西洋是第二大洋。
- ocean liner
- 远洋客轮
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象字母'O'像太阳，阳光洒在广阔的海洋上，波光粼粼。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：general geography、travel、science ‘ocean’ 通常用于指海洋，在日常生活和学术地理语境中都常见，比较中性。
Grammar Note
可数（特定海洋）和不可数（泛指大量）两种用法。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All three words share the ending /ʃən/ with 'ocean', making them rhyme in the unstressed syllable. However, their spellings differ ('-tion' vs '-cean'), so note the orthographic variation.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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