Word · Frequency #3015
oceans
海洋
oceans is the plural of ocean.
核心释义
a large body of salt water that covers most of the Earth's surface
- 1.
分隔大陆的大水体之一
One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.
- 2.
构成水圈主要部分的大水体
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
- 3.
属于海洋的水
Water belonging to an ocean.
- 4.
数量或体积上似乎无限的东西
anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume
- 5.
巨大空间或数量,无明显界限
An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits.
- 6.
一种蓝色,如海洋的颜色(也称海洋蓝)
A blue colour, like that of the ocean (also called ocean blue).
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
用法In use
We flew over the ocean for hours before reaching the island.
用法提示：ocean 作名词，指海洋这一大片水域。
Many animals live in the deep ocean.
用法提示：ocean 为名词，在这里指海洋环境，前面有形容词 deep 修饰。
She has always dreamed of swimming across the ocean.
用法提示：ocean 作名词，是介词 across 的宾语，表示海洋水体。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象字母'O'像太阳，阳光洒在广阔的海洋上，波光粼粼。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数（特定海洋）和不可数（泛指大量）两种用法。
发音与拼写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.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.