Word · Frequency #721
sea
海;海洋;大海
The salt water that covers most of the Earth's surface, or a large body of salt water partly enclosed by land.
- 1.
A large body of salt water.
大片咸水水域
- 2.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
部分被陆地包围的海洋或大面积咸水体
- 3.
A lake, especially if large or if salty or brackish.
湖泊,尤其是大湖或咸水湖
- 4.
anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume
看似无限的数量或体积的事物
- 5.
A single wave; billow.
单波;巨浪。
- 6.
turbulent water with swells of considerable size
波涛汹涌、波浪较大的水域
- 7.
The swell of the sea, especially when high or rough.
海浪的起伏,尤其是高或汹涌时
- 8.
Anything resembling the vastness or turbulence of the sea in mass, size or quantity.
类似海洋般浩瀚或汹涌的事物。
- 9.
A constant flux of gluons splitting into quarks, which annihilate to produce further gluons.
胶子不断分裂成夸克,并湮灭产生更多胶子的持续流动
- 10.
A large, dark plain of rock; a mare.
大而暗的岩石平原;月海。
- 11.
A very large lake of liquid hydrocarbon.
非常大的液态碳氢化合物湖
大量;茫茫一片;浩瀚;(尤指大或咸的)湖;咸水湖;海浪;波涛;巨浪;(粒子物理)海;夸克海;月海
In use
We spent the afternoon swimming in the warm sea.
The sea was calm, so the boat left the harbor early.
Many rivers flow into the sea.
heavy seas
at sea
表示在海上航行或作业。
The sailors are at sea.
水手们正在海上。
by the sea
表示海边位置。
They live by the sea.
他们住在海边。
a sea of [sth]
比喻大量的人或物。
The stadium was a sea of flags.
Connections
Collocations
- by the sea
- 在海边
- I live by the sea.我住在海边。
- at sea
- 在海上
- The ship is at sea.船在海上。
- sea level
- 海平面
- The city is below sea level.这个城市在海平面以下。
- sea water
- 海水
- Sea water is salty.海水是咸的。
- sea breeze
- 海风
- We enjoyed the cool sea breeze.我们享受了凉爽的海风。
- sea view
- 海景
- The hotel room has a sea view.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
sea发音像see,联想‘看海’记住sea是海洋。
Context & Register
通常为中性语域,多用于日常及正式场合。
Grammar Note
a sea of + 复数名词 表示“大量、无数”,sea 前常有 a。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the /iː/ vowel sound with sea, making them rhymes. Words ending in '-ea' (tea, pea, flea) share the same spelling pattern but note that not all '-ea' words have the same sound (e.g., 'bread' /brɛd/).
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 4,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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