coast
US: /ˈkoʊst/
UK: /kˈəʊst/
UK: /kˈəʊst/
English Vietnamese dictionary
coast /koust/
- danh từ
- bờ biển
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (Ca-na-đa) đường lao (của xe trượt tuyết); sự lao xuống (của xe trượt tuyết)
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) sự lao dốc (mô tô, xe đạp)
- động từ
- đi men bờ biển (tàu bè)
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) trượt xuống, lao xuống (xe trượt tuyết)
- thả cho (xe đạp) xuống dốc (không đạp); tắt máy lao dốc (mô tô)
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
[C, U] the land beside or near to the sea or ocean: a town on the south coast of England + islands off the west coast of Ireland + a trip to the coast + We walked along the coast for five miles. + a mountainous area near the Welsh coast + a pretty stretch of coast + the coast road
Idioms: the coast is clear (informal) there is no danger of being seen or caught: As soon as the coast was clear he climbed in through the window.
+ verb [V]
1 [usually +adv./prep.] (of a car or a bicycle) to move, especially down a hill, without using any power: The car coasted along until it stopped. + She took her feet off the pedals and coasted downhill.
2 [usually +adv./prep.] (of a vehicle) to move quickly and smoothly, without using much power: The plane coasted down the runway. + We coasted along the country lanes.
3 ~ (through / to sth) to be successful at sth without having to try hard: He coasted through his final exams. + Our horse coasted home (= won easily) by three lengths.
4 ~ (along) (disapproving) to put very little effort into sth: You're just coasting-it's time to work hard now.
5 (of a ship) to stay close to land while sailing around the coast
WHICH WORD?
coast / shore / beach / seaside
The coast is usually a long stretch of land next to the sea, for example the part of a country that is next to the sea: We live on the coast.
The shore is the land at the edge of the sea or a lake: We camped on the north shore of Lake Michigan. + The survivors swam to shore.
The beach is the part of the shore which is often covered with sand and is where people go to enjoy themselves or to relax: We went for a walk along the beach. + She took the kids to the beach for the day.
In BrE, the seaside is sometimes used to mean an area on the coast where people go on holiday / vacation, but sea is now much more common for this. In both BrE and AmE seaside can be used in front of a noun: a seaside resort.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 seaside, seashore, shore, sea-coast, strand, beach, littoral, coastline, seaboard:
Be careful of rocks if you sail near the coast.
v.
2 glide, skim, slide, sail:
The children coasted down the hill on the toboggan.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
forbidding, rocky, rugged, wild | north, northern, etc. | indented | mainland | sea
QUANT.
stretch
the long stretch of coast between Lowestoft and Felixstowe
VERB + COAST
follow, hug
The path hugs the coast all the way to Tenby.
COAST + VERB
stretch
The coast stretched far into the distance.
COAST + NOUN
road
PREP.
along the ~
We travelled south along the coast.
| around/round the ~
They sailed round the coast to Falmouth.
| at the ~
We spent a day at the coast.
| off the ~
an island two miles off the west coast of Scotland
| on the ~
a village on the Mediterranean coast
Concise English dictionary
coasts|coasted|coastingkəʊst
noun
+the shore of a sea or ocean
+a slope down which sleds may coast
+the area within view
+the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
verb
+move effortlessly; by force of gravity
