coast

noun

1. 海岸；海滨
   the land beside or near to the sea or ocean
   1. a town on the south coast of England
      英格兰南海岸的一座城市
   2. islands off the west coast of Ireland
      爱尔兰西海岸的岛屿
   3. a trip to the coast
      海滨旅游
   4. We walked along the coast for five miles.
      我们沿着海岸步行了五英里。
   5. the Welsh coast
      威尔士海岸
   6. a pretty stretch of coast
      一段美丽的海岸线
   7. the coast road
      滨海道路

verb

1. （尤指不用动力向山坡下）滑行，惯性滑行
   to move, especially down a hill, without using any power
   1. The car coasted along until it stopped.
      汽车随惯性而下直至滑行停止。
   2. She took her feet off the pedals and coasted downhill.
      她把脚从自行车的踏板上松开，沿山坡滑行而下。
2. （不用多少动力）快速平稳地移动
   to move quickly and smoothly, without using much power
   1. The plane coasted down the runway.
      飞机顺着跑道平稳滑行。
3. 不费力地取得成功
   to be successful at sth without having to try hard
   1. He coasted through his final exams.
      他毫不费劲地通过了期终考试。
4. （做事）不出力
   to put very little effort into sth
   1. You're just coasting─it's time to work hard now.
      你根本是在应付——现在该努力干了。
5. 沿海岸航行
   to stay close to land while sailing around the coast

1. N-COUNT 海岸;海滨
   The coast is an area of land that is next to the sea.
   1. Camp sites are usually situated along the coast, close to beaches.
      野营地一般都位于海滨，靠近沙滩。
   2. ...the west coast of Scotland.
      苏格兰西海岸
2. VERB (车辆熄火后或不用动力)靠惯性滑行
   If a vehicle coasts somewhere, it continues to move there with the motor switched off, or without being pushed or pedalled.
   1. I switched off the engine and coasted round the corner.
      我熄掉引擎，靠惯性转过弯去。
   2. They picked up momentum, then slipped into neutral and coasted quietly down the slope.
      他们加大油门，再切入空挡，随后没大响动地滑下山坡。
3. VERB 毫不费力地做;(尤指)轻松获胜
   If a person or a team is coasting, they are doing something easily, especially winning a competition.
   1. Ivan Lendl coasted to a 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Roger Rasheed...
      伊万·伦德尔以6:3，6:2和6:3的比分轻松战胜了罗杰·拉希德。
   2. The company was coasting on the enormous success of its early products.
      公司凭借早期产品的巨大成功而在市场上遥遥领先。
4. VERB 不够努力;应付
   If you say that someone is coasting, you are emphasizing that they are not putting enough effort into what they are doing.
   1. There was a time when Charles was coasting at school and I should have told him to buckle down.
      有一段时间查尔斯在学校不太用功，我当时应该让他加把劲的。
   2. Coast along means the same as coast .
      coast along 同 coast
   3. Matthew had no drive. He coasted along on his good looks.
      马修没什么雄心大志，就凭着自己的长相混饭吃。
5. PHRASE 没有被发现(或捉住)的危险;危险已过
   If you say that the coast is clear, you mean that there is nobody around to see you or catch you.
   1. 'You can come out now,' he called. 'The coast is clear. She's gone.'
      “你现在可以出来了。”他喊道，“没危险了，她已经走了。”

You can use beach, coast, and shore to talk about the piece of land beside a stretch of water. The coast is the area of land that lies alongside the sea. You may be referring just to the land close to the sea, or to a wider area that extends further inland. A beach is a flat area of sand or pebbles next to the sea. The shore is the area of land along the edge of the sea, a lake, or a wide river.
beach, coast 和 shore 都可以用来指大片水域的岸边陆地。coast 是沿海陆地区域，既可以指紧靠海边的区域，也可以泛指沿海地区。beach 是指海边的沙滩或碎石滩。shore 是指海洋、湖泊或宽广的河流的岸边陆地。

1. Finzer is not just any East Coast businessman
   芬泽不是个普通的东海岸生意人。
2. On their journey south they hit a bank of fog off the north-east coast of Scotland.
   南行途中，他们在苏格兰东北海岸外遭遇了大雾。
3. A tidal wave caused by the earthquake hit the coast causing catastrophic damage
   地震引起的海啸袭击了沿海地区，导致灾难性的破坏。
4. Portuguese explorers had charted the west coast of Africa as far as Sierra Leone
   葡萄牙探险家已经绘制出了远至塞拉里昂的非洲西海岸地图。
5. Camp sites are usually situated along the coast, close to beaches.
   野营地一般都位于海滨，靠近沙滩。
6. I switched off the engine and coasted round the corner.
   我熄掉引擎，靠惯性转过弯去。
7. They picked up momentum, then slipped into neutral and coasted quietly down the slope.
   他们加大油门，再切入空挡，随后没大响动地滑下山坡。
8. Ivan Lendl coasted to a 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Roger Rasheed
   伊万·伦德尔以6:3，6:2和6:3的比分轻松战胜了罗杰·拉希德。
9. The company was coasting on the enormous success of its early products.
   公司凭借早期产品的巨大成功而在市场上遥遥领先。
10. There was a time when Charles was coasting at school and I should have told him to buckle down.
    有一段时间查尔斯在学校不太用功，我当时应该让他加把劲的。
11. 'You can come out now,' he called. 'The coast is clear. She's gone.'
    “你现在可以出来了。”他喊道，“没危险了，她已经走了。”
12. The Ivory Coast became the world's leading cocoa producer.
    象牙海岸成为世界上可可粉的主要产地。
13. The army should have operated in conjunction with the fleet to raid the enemy's coast
    陆军本应与舰队共同行动，突袭敌方海岸。
14. The French constructed a series of fortresses from Dunkirk on the Channel coast to Douai
    法国人在从敦克尔刻到杜埃的英吉利海峡沿岸修筑了一系列要塞。
15. This part of the west coast of Scotland is very exposed to Atlantic winds.
    苏格兰西海岸的这一段完全暴露在大西洋海风前。
16. Our route follows the Pacific coast through densely populated neighbourhoods
    我们的路线沿着太平洋海岸，途经人口稠密的街区。
17. The car turned away from the coast and headed inland.
    汽车离开了海岸，驶向内陆。
18. They had just navigated their way through Maidstone on their way to the coast.
    他们开车去海滨的路上刚刚经过了梅德斯通。
19. Tropical storm Marco is pushing northward up Florida's coast.
    热带风暴“马可”正沿佛罗里达海岸向北推进。
20. The boat was anchored off the northern coast of the peninsula
    这艘船停泊在离该半岛北部海岸不远的地方。
21. The hotel is on the coast
    这家饭店在海边。
22. The rebels have opened the road from Monrovia to the Ivory Coast
    叛乱分子已经开放了从蒙罗维亚到象牙海岸的道路。
23. I had been planning a trip to the West Coast
    我一直计划去趟西海岸。
24. Holidaymakers continued to pour down to the coast in search of surf and sun
    度假者不断涌至海边冲浪和享受阳光。
25. The town was Redcar, a seaside resort on the Cleveland coast.
    那个城镇叫雷德卡，是克利夫兰海岸上的一个海滨胜地。
26. He was drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Spain.
    他在西班牙海岸附近的一次海难中溺水身亡。
27. The Atlantic coast is within sight of the hotel
    从宾馆可以看见大西洋海岸。
28. They managed to get away from the coast undetected.
    他们设法神不知鬼不觉地离开了海岸。
29. He recognized the coast of England through a veil of mist
    透过薄雾他认出了那是英格兰的海岸线。
30. Stray mines began to turn up off the Pacific coast, imperilling commercial shipping.
    散逸的水雷开始在太平洋海岸出现而危及商船的航行。

  shore beach coast【导航词义：岸】

  shore n. 岸，滨

〔辨析〕含义较广，指海洋、湖泊及江河的岸，通常为陆地和较大水域的交界地带。

  beach n. 海滩，沙滩

〔辨析〕通常为 shore 或 coast 的一部分，是被海（湖或河）水冲刷而成，无岩石或峭壁，只有沙子或小鹅卵石。

  coast n. 海岸，海滨

〔辨析〕指陆地和海交界的狭长地带，也可指沿海地区。

n.

the coast is clear

• 没有被发现（或抓住）的危险
  there is no danger of being seen or caught
  1. As soon as the coast was clear he climbed in through the window.
     等到四下无人，他便从窗户爬了进去。

noun

1. the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
   1. his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill
   2. the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope

   Synonym:    slideglide

2. the area within view
   1. the coast is clear

3. a slope down which sleds may coast
   1. when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course

4. the shore of a sea or ocean

   Synonym:    seashoreseacoastsea-coast

verb

1. move effortlessly