柯林斯詞典coast /k??st/ (coasting,coasted,coasts) 1. N-COUNT The coast is an area of land that is next to the sea. 海岸 Campsites are usually situated along the coast, close to beaches. 宿營地通常都在海岸邊，靠近沙灘的地方。2. V-I If a vehicle coasts somewhere, it continues to move there with the motor switched off, or without being pushed or pedalled. (車輛的) 慣性滑行 He pushed in the clutch and coasted to a halt. 他踩下離郃器，滑行了一會兒便停下來了。 返回 coast劍橋詞典the land next to or close to the sea 海岸；沿海地區(qū) Rimini is a thriving resort on the east coast of Italy. 裡米尼是意大利東海岸一個繁華的度假勝地。 The accident happened three miles off the coast (= in the sea three miles from land ). 事故發(fā)生在距離海岸3英裡的海域。 We spent a week by/on the coast (= by the sea ). 我們在海濱度過了一個星期。 ?coast to coast from one side of the country to the other 從（一國的）此岸到彼岸 We travelled across America coast to coast. 我們的旅行橫跨美國東西海岸。 mainly US in every part of a country 全國各地 The visiting politician received coast-to-coast media attention . 來訪的政客們受到全國媒躰的關(guān)注。 例句 We drove down to the windswept Atlantic coast of Portugal.This particular stretch of coast is especially popular with walkers .The boat sailed down the coast.The ship lies off the coast of Spain.Thousands of day trippers flock to resorts on the south coast.習(xí)語the coast is clear 返回 coast