1.[c][u]海岸；海滨the land beside or near to the sea or ocean
a town on the south coast of England英格兰南海岸的一座城镇
islands off the west coast of Ireland爱尔兰西海岸的岛屿
a trip to the coast海滨旅游
We walked along the coast for five miles.我们沿着海岸步行了五英里。
the Welsh coast威尔士海岸
a pretty stretch of coast一段美丽的海岸线
the coast road滨海道路
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。
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。
1.[i](+ adv./prep.)（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
The car coasted along until it stopped.汽车随惯性而下直至滑行停止。
She took her feet off the pedals and coasted downhill.她把脚从自行车的踏板上抬开，沿山坡滑行而下。
2.[i](+ adv./prep.)（不用多少动力）快速平稳地移动to move quickly and smoothly, without using much power
The plane coasted down the runway.飞机顺着跑道平稳滑行。
3.[i]~ (through/to sth)不费力地取得成功to be successful at sth without having to try hard
He coasted through his final exams.他毫不费劲地通过了期终考试。
4.[i]~ (along)（做事）不出力to put very little effort into sth
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.[i]沿海岸航行to stay close to land while sailing around the coast
Long before there was a country called Brazil, a tree with that name grew in abundance all along the northeastern coast of South America.
在巴西这个国家诞生之前很久，一种与其同名的树即繁茂地生长在南美东北海岸沿岸。
It was a hard day for the thousands of men cooped up in landing-crafts all round the coast.
成千上万的士兵被封闭在布满整个海岸一带的登陆艇内，这一天实在难熬。
He landed in the dark of night off the coast of Cuba and make his way to the mountains, and after much difficulty, found Garcia.
在夜色中他着陆于古巴海岸，艰难地走向山区，历经多方磨难后找到了加西亚。
Since then the ministry says it's been confirmed that the boat was hijacked by pirates and was being sailed to the Somali coast.
外交部表示，自那时起，他们已经证实这艘船被海盗劫持了，现在正朝着索马里海岸方向行驶。
He was traveling along the coast roads of California, when he met a lovely woman in a roadside cafe, and began to flirt with her.
在沿着加利福尼亚海岸公路旅行的途中，他在路边咖啡馆遇见了一位可爱的女子，并与她调起情来。
This was one of many photos off the coast of Koh Tao in Thailand, near Koh Phangan, where I trained. A fish just happened to steal the shot.
这张照片是我在泰国苏梅岛海岸靠近帕岸岛地方受训时许多照片里的一张，当时有一条鱼刚刚碰上我的偷拍。
It seems to be more prevalent on the West Coast, although it has been seen at Pike Nursery locations in the Atlanta market.
该品牌在美国西海岸最流行，但在亚特兰大市场的PikeNursery也能发现该公司的产品。
Some of that radioactivity could carry in the atmosphere to the west coast of the United States.
某些核辐射可能通过空气传播到美国西海岸。
Korean Coast Guard officers cite increasingly aggressive behavior by Chinese fishermen trying to avoid arrest.
韩国海警称中国渔民拒捕的行为越来越有恃无恐。
From the sun-drenched Spanish costas, to the wind-lashed Breton coast, Brits who have moved abroad are undoubtedly feeling the pinch.
从阳光四溢的西班牙海岸到风多的不列颠海岸，已经移居国外的英国人无疑都感受到的节约开支的必要性。
Triggered by an earthquake off the coast of Japan, it sent a five-foot surge into the harbor, causing up to 700, 000 dollars in damages.
这次海啸是由日本海岸的地震引起的，形成了五英尺的海浪向海港涌来，造成了高达700.000美元的损失。
If you were sending a U-boat in to pick up a fugitive spy, what would you think was the nearest sub could safely come to the coast?
如果让你派潜水艇接应一个逃亡间谍，你认为哪是最近最安全的接应点？
"The ships sitting off the [Australian] coast are a reflection [of that], " he said.
他表示：“（澳大利亚）海岸外等候的船舶就反映出了（这一点）。”
He took them to a ship , and later that day Buck and Curly stood and watched the coast get further and further away.
佩罗特带它们上了一艘船。那天晚些时候，巴克与柯莉站在船上，眼看着海岸线变得越来越远。
In New Jersey, the Oyster Creek nuclear plant, just a few miles from the coast, shut down as a precaution as Irene closed in.
在新泽西州，离海岸仅几英里的牡蛎溪核电厂在艾琳靠近时出于谨慎已经关停。
Historically, tide mills have been used, both in Europe and on the Atlantic coast of the USA.
历史上，欧洲和美国大西洋海岸均建有潮汐能工厂。
To us, it sounded like an adventure to spice things up after a week on the more popular Pacific coast of this Central American country.
不过，在这个中美洲国家较受游客欢迎的太平洋沿岸停留一周后，再漫游加勒比海沿岸地区，就像是一场刺激的冒险。
To make it a truly special collectible, we've included sand from the very coast the battle was waged upon(see center section, page8).
为了让它成为一个真实而特别的收藏品，我们特意从当年那片战斗进行的海岸上收集到了这些沙子（见中间部分，第8页）。
After his wife and kids evacuated to Japan's west coast, he moved into a room at the hospital, where he sleeps six nights a week.
在自己的妻子和孩子都撤离到日本西海岸后，他搬进了这家医院，每周在这里住六天。
It has only been a few weeks since Hurricane Katrina, one of the greatest natural disasters to hit the US mainland, hit the Gulf Coast.
自飓风卡特里娜以来仅有几周的时候，这是其中一个最大的自然灾害，袭击了美国大陆，袭击了海岸。
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