英式：[kəʊsts]
美式：[koʊsts]
n.海岸；海滨
用作名词 (n.)
Spray slaps the coast ceaselessly. 海浪不停地拍打着海岸。
Fishing boats were anchored all along the coast. 渔船沿着岸抛锚停泊。
He is going to live by the coast for the sake of his health. 他为了自己的健康，打算到海滨地区去居住。
We spent a week exploring the coast. 我们花了一周时间在海滨进行探测。
n.(名词)
coast的基本意思是“海岸”,指陆地与海洋交界的狭窄地段,常用于与地理位置、天气、军事等有关时。
coast虽然是可数名词,但常以单数形式出现,并加定冠词。
the Coast特指“美国太平洋沿岸”。
