coast 音标拼音: [k'ost]
n . 海岸,海滨,沿海地区
v . 滑行,滑翔
海岸,海滨,沿海地区滑行,滑翔
coast n 1 :
the shore of a sea or ocean [
synonym : {
seashore }, {
coast },
{
seacoast }, {
sea -
coast }]
2 :
a slope down which sleds may coast ; "
when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course "
3 :
the area within view ; "
the coast is clear "
4 :
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it ; "
his slide didn '
t stop until the bottom of the hill "; "
the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope " [
synonym : {
slide }, {
glide }, {
coast }]
v 1 :
move effortlessly ;
by force of gravity Coast \
Coast \ (
k [=
o ]
st ),
n . [
OF .
coste ,
F .
c [^
o ]
te ,
rib ,
hill ,
shore ,
coast ,
L .
costa rib ,
side .
Cf . {
Accost },
v .
t .,
{
Cutlet }.]
1 .
The side of a thing . [
Obs .] --
Sir I .
Newton .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
The exterior line ,
limit ,
or border of a country ;
frontier border . [
Obs .]
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1913 Webster ]
From the river ,
the river Euphrates ,
even to the uttermost sea ,
shall your coast be . --
Deut .
xi .
24 .
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3 .
The seashore ,
or land near it .
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He sees in English ships the Holland coast .
--
Dryden .
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We the Arabian coast do know At distance ,
when the species blow . --
Waller .
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{
The coast is clear },
the danger is over ;
no enemy in sight .
--
Dryden .
Fig .:
There are no obstacles . "
Seeing that the coast was clear ,
Zelmane dismissed Musidorus ." --
Sir P .
Sidney .
{
Coast guard }.
(
a )
A body of men originally employed along the coast to prevent smuggling ;
now ,
under the control of the admiralty ,
drilled as a naval reserve . [
Eng .]
(
b )
The force employed in life -
saving stations along the seacoast . [
U .
S .]
{
Coast rat } (
Zool .),
a South African mammal ({
Bathyergus suillus }),
about the size of a rabbit ,
remarkable for its extensive burrows ; --
called also {
sand mole }.
{
Coast waiter },
a customhouse officer who superintends the landing or shipping of goods for the coast trade . [
Eng .]
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1913 Webster ]
Coast \
Coast \ (
k [=
o ]
st ),
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Coasted };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Coasting }.] [
OE .
costien ,
costeien ,
costen ,
OF .
costier ,
costoier ,
F .
c [^
o ]
toyer ,
fr .
Of .
coste coast ,
F .
c [^
o ]
te .
See {
Coast },
n .]
1 .
To draw or keep near ;
to approach . [
Obs .]
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Anon she hears them chant it lustily ,
And all in haste she coasteth to the cry . --
Shak .
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2 .
To sail by or near the shore .
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The ancients coasted only in their navigation .
--
Arbuthnot .
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3 .
To sail from port to port in the same country .
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4 . [
Cf .
OF .
coste ,
F .
c [^
o ]
te ,
hill ,
hillside .]
To slide down hill ;
to slide on a sled ,
upon snow or ice . [
Local ,
U .
S .]
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Coast \
Coast \,
v .
t .
1 .
To draw near to ;
to approach ;
to keep near ,
or by the side of . [
Obs .] --
Hakluyt .
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2 .
To sail by or near ;
to follow the coast line of .
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Nearchus , . . .
not knowing the compass ,
was fain to coast that shore . --
Sir T .
Browne .
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3 .
To conduct along a coast or river bank . [
Obs .]
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The Indians . . .
coasted me along the river .
--
Hakluyt .
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188 Moby Thesaurus words for "
coast ":
abide ,
avalanche ,
bank ,
be a sideliner ,
be effortless ,
be painless ,
be still ,
beach ,
beam ,
berm ,
board ,
boat ,
border ,
bordure ,
brim ,
brink ,
broadside ,
brow ,
canoe ,
carry sail ,
cheek ,
chop ,
circumnavigate ,
coastland ,
coastline ,
cross ,
cruise ,
delay ,
do nothing ,
drift ,
edge ,
embankment ,
featheredge ,
flange ,
flank ,
flit ,
flow ,
fly ,
foreshore ,
frame ,
freeze ,
fringe ,
give no trouble ,
glide ,
glissade ,
glissando ,
go by ship ,
go easily ,
go like clockwork ,
go on shipboard ,
go to sea ,
hand ,
handedness ,
hang fire ,
haunch ,
hem ,
hibernate ,
hip ,
hug the shore ,
ice -
skate ,
idle ,
ironbound coast ,
jowl ,
keep quiet ,
labellum ,
labium ,
labrum ,
landslide ,
landslip ,
laterality ,
ledge ,
lido ,
lie dormant ,
lie still ,
limb ,
limbus ,
lip ,
list ,
littoral ,
make a passage ,
many -
sidedness ,
marge ,
margin ,
mark time ,
motorboat ,
multilaterality ,
navigate ,
not breathe ,
not budge ,
not stir ,
plage ,
planking ,
playa ,
ply ,
present no difficulties ,
profile ,
quarter ,
ragged edge ,
range the coast ,
remain ,
remain motionless ,
repose ,
rest ,
rim ,
riverside ,
riviera ,
rockbound coast ,
roll ,
roller -
skate ,
row ,
run ,
run smoothly ,
sail ,
sail coast -
wise ,
sail round ,
sail the sea ,
sands ,
scull ,
sea margin ,
seabank ,
seabeach ,
seaboard ,
seacliff ,
seacoast ,
seafare ,
seashore ,
seaside ,
selvage ,
shingle ,
shore ,
shoreline ,
side ,
sideline ,
sideslip ,
siding ,
sit back ,
sit it out ,
skate ,
skateboard ,
ski ,
skid ,
skim ,
skirt ,
skirt the shore ,
sled ,
sleigh ,
slidder ,
slide ,
slide down ,
slip ,
slippage ,
slither ,
snowslide ,
snowslip ,
stagnate ,
stand ,
stand fast ,
stand firm ,
stand still ,
stay ,
stay in soundings ,
stay put ,
steam ,
steamboat ,
stick ,
stick fast ,
strand ,
submerged coast ,
subsidence ,
sweep ,
take a voyage ,
take it easy ,
tarry ,
temple ,
tidewater ,
toboggan ,
traverse ,
tread water ,
unilaterality ,
vegetate ,
verge ,
voyage ,
wait and see ,
watch and wait ,
waterfront ,
waterside ,
work well ,
yacht
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