high sea

短语

公海的

词形变化

high seas 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The sea when it is very rough due to strong winds and storms, such that the sea encroaches much further inland than is normal, often causing damage.

    The ship eventually broke in half in high sea and winds.

  2. 2.

    Alternative form of high seas (“open ocean”).

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词源

From Middle English hey see, hey se, from Old English hēahsǣ (“the high sea, the deep”), equivalent to high + sea.

来源：wiktionary