ocean

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n. 海洋, 广阔, 许多, 一大片 [法] 海洋, 海

发音

UK /ˈəʊ.ʃən/
US /ˈoʊ.ʃən/

词形变化

oceans 复数 oceans

教材释义与例句

名词

海洋；大量；广阔

释义与例句

n. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.

    大洋

    海洋

    洋

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    Water belonging to an ocean.

    不可数 可数

    The island is surrounded by ocean

  3. 3.

    An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits.

    可数 比喻 不可数

    the boundless ocean of eternity

    an ocean of difference

  4. 4.

    A blue colour, like that of the ocean (also called ocean blue).

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

sea

上位词 2

water body of water

下位词 1

deep

整体词 1

hydrosphere

相关短语

Indian Ocean 印度洋 [经] 印度洋 ocean current 海流，洋流 ocean liner 远洋班轮 [经] 远洋邮轮, 远洋班轮 ocean liners ocean dumping ocean ranching Ocean State [网络] 海洋之州；海洋州；海洋国家 ocean tramp 不定期远洋货轮 [经] 不定期远洋货船, 不定期货输 ocean lore ocean sunfish 翻车鲀 ocean currents ocean tramps ocean dumpings Ocean County ocean sunfishes

词源

From Middle English *ocean, occean, occian, occyan, from Old French occean (later reborrowed or reinforced by Middle French ocean), from Latin Ōceanus, originally from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós, “Oceanus”, a water deity). Displaced native Old English gārseċġ. Also commonly referred to as the ocean sea, the sea of ocean (compare Latin mare ōceanum; Old French mer oceane, occeanne mer). Compare Saterland Frisian Oceoan (“ocean”), West Frisian oseaan (“ocean”), Dutch oceaan (“ocean”), German Low German Ozeaan (“ocean”), German Ozean (“ocean”), Danish ocean (“ocean”), Swedish ocean (“ocean”), French océan (“ocean”), Italian oceano (“ocean”). Doublet of Oceanus/Okeanos.

来源：wiktionary