ocean

noun

1. 大海；海洋
   the mass of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface
   1. the depths of the ocean
      海洋的深处
   2. People were swimming in the ocean despite the hurricane warning.
      尽管有飓风警报，人们仍然在大海里游泳。
   3. The plane hit the ocean several miles offshore.
      飞机在距离海岸数英里处坠入大海。
   4. Our beach house is just a couple of miles from the ocean.
      我家滨海的房子离大海只有几英里。
   5. an ocean liner
      远洋客轮
   6. Ocean levels are rising.
      海平面正在上升。
2. （五大洋之一的）洋
   one of the five large areas that the ocean is divided into
   1. the Antarctic/Arctic/Atlantic/Indian/Pacific Ocean
      南极海；北冰洋；大西洋；印度洋；太平洋

1. N-SING 海洋；大海
   The ocean is the sea.
   1. There were few sights as beautiful as the calm ocean on a warm night.
      鲜有景致能与温暖夜色下风平浪静的大海媲美。
2. N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES （五大洋之一的）洋
   An ocean is one of the five very large areas of sea on the Earth's surface.
   1. They spent many days cruising the northern Pacific Ocean.
      他们在北太平洋航行了很多天。
   2. ...the Indian Ocean.
      印度洋
3. N-COUNT 许多；大量
   If you say that there is an ocean of something, you are emphasizing that there is a very large amount of it.
   1. I had cried oceans of tears...
      我泪流成河。
   2. APEC seems be drowning in an ocean of jargon.
      亚太经合组织似乎为一大堆空洞的胡言乱语所淹没。
4. PHRASE 沧海一粟;九牛一毛
   If you say that something is a drop in the ocean, you mean that it is a very small amount which is unimportant compared to the cost of other things or is so small that it has very little effect on something.
   1. His fee is a drop in the ocean compared with the real cost of broadcasting.
      同播出的实际开支相比较，他那点酬金不过是九牛一毛。

1. I did once dream of becoming the first woman to captain an ocean liner.
   我确实曾经梦想过成为首位远洋客轮的女船长。
2. Have any fish been contaminated in the Arctic Ocean?
   北冰洋的鱼受到过污染吗？
3. Under normal conditions, the ocean currents of the tropical Pacific travel from east to west
   在正常情况下，太平洋的热带洋流自东向西流。
4. Gannets are denizens of the open ocean.
   鲣鸟栖息在外海地区。
5. They spend hours feeding on the ocean floor.
   它们花好几个小时在海底进食。
6. These ocean fogs can last for days.
   这种海上大雾可持续数天。
7. Two oil-related accidents near Los Angeles have fouled the ocean and the skies there.
   发生在洛杉矶附近的两起漏油事故已经污染了那里的海洋和天空。
8. Tourists sunbathe and frolic in the ocean.
   游客晒着日光浴在海水里嬉戏。
9. It became impractical to make a business trip by ocean liner.
   乘坐远洋班轮进行商务旅行变得不合时宜了。
10. The island's in the Pacific Ocean; I'm not at liberty to say exactly where, because we're still negotiating for its purchase.
    这个岛在太平洋上；我无权说出它的具体位置，因为我们仍在洽谈购买事宜。
11. There were few sights as beautiful as the calm ocean on a warm night.
    鲜有景致能与温暖夜色下风平浪静的大海媲美。
12. They spent many days cruising the northern Pacific Ocean.
    他们在北太平洋航行了很多天。
13. I had cried oceans of tears
    我泪流成河。
14. APEC seems be drowning in an ocean of jargon.
    亚太经合组织似乎为一大堆空洞的胡言乱语所淹没。
15. His fee is a drop in the ocean compared with the real cost of broadcasting.
    同播出的实际开支相比较，他那点酬金不过是九牛一毛。
16. His abiding passion was ocean racing, at which he scored many successes
    他一直酷爱海上赛艇，并多次在比赛中获胜。
17. It's the money that spurs these fishermen to risk a long ocean journey in their flimsy boats
    是金钱驱使这些渔民驾着破旧小船冒险出海远航。
18. More than 20 helicopters began swooping in low over the ocean
    20多架直升机开始下降向海面俯冲。
19. They have made great efforts in technical innovation and every one of them has shown his own art and skill just like the eight immortals soaring over the ocean.
    他们大搞技术革新，真是八仙过海，各显神通。
20. The Atlantic Ocean separates America from Europe.
    大西洋把美洲和欧洲分隔开来。
21. It is like fishing for a needle in the ocean.
    这就像大海捞针。
22. Speak not of lakes and streams to one who once has seen the sea.; The clouds over Mount Wushan are the only true clouds.; Don't mention streams to him who has seen a great ocean.; The clouds that circle Wu's peak are the only clouds for him.
    曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云。
23. The strength of an individual, as compared with that of the masses, is but a drop in the ocean.
    个人的力量和群众的力量相比，不过是沧海一粟。
24. The ship was found after drifting on the ocean for six months.
    那条船在海上漂流了6个月后找到了。
25. The cape extends far into the ocean.
    那海岬伸向海洋远处。
26. They may go hiking around the island, or swimming in the ocean.
    他们可以绕岛健行或在海洋里游泳。
27. Submarine earthquakes often happen in ocean.
    海洋中经常发生海底地震。
28. The Pacific is the largest ocean.
    太平洋是最大的一个洋。
29. There are countless islands in the Pacific ocean.
    太平洋里有无数个岛屿。
30. It is south into the Arabian Sea and Indian ocean.
    向南它伸入阿拉伯海和印度洋。

n.

an ocean of sth

• 众多；大量
  a large amount of sth

a drop in the ocean

• 沧海一粟；九牛一毛
  an amount of sth that is too small or unimportant to make any real difference to a situation

noun

1. a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

2. anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume

   Synonym:    sea