sea

• n. 海；海洋；许多；大量

来自古英语 sae,水面，海，湖，池塘，来自 Proto-Germanic*saiwaz,水面。后词义专用化指海。

1. a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

2. anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume

3. turbulent water with swells of considerable size;

"heavy seas"

sea

sea: [OE] Sea is a widespread Germanic word, related to German see, Dutch zee, Swedish sjö, and Danish sø (the Scandinavian words are now more usually used for ‘lake’ than ‘sea’). These all point back to a prehistoric Germanic *saiwiz, but it is not known where that came from.

sea (n.)

Old English sæ "sheet of water, sea, lake, pool," from Proto-Germanic *saiwaz (cognates: Old Saxon seo, Old Frisian se, Middle Dutch see, Swedish sjö), of unknown origin, outside connections "wholly doubtful" [Buck]. Meaning "large quantity" (of anything) is from c. 1200. Meaning "dark area of the moon's surface" is attested from 1660s (see mare (n.2)).

Germanic languages also use the general Indo-European word (represented by English mere (n.)), but have no firm distinction between "sea" and "lake," either by size, by inland or open, or by salt vs. fresh. This may reflect the Baltic geography where the languages are thought to have originated. The two words are used more or less interchangeably in Germanic, and exist in opposite senses (such as Gothic saiws "lake," marei "sea;" but Dutch zee "sea," meer "lake"). Compare also Old Norse sær "sea," but Danish sø, usually "lake" but "sea" in phrases. German See is "sea" (fem.) or "lake" (masc.). The single Old English word sæ glosses Latin mare, aequor, pontus, pelagus, and marmor.

Phrase sea change "transformation" is attested from 1610, first in Shakespeare ("The Tempest," I.ii). Sea anemone is from 1742; sea legs is from 1712; sea level from 1806; sea urchin from 1590s. At sea in the figurative sense of "perplexed" is attested from 1768, from literal sense of "out of sight of land" (c. 1300).

sea, ocean

这两个名词均可表示"海，海洋"之意。

sea： 普通用词，可用复数形式表单数意义。sea所指的面积要比ocean小得多。sea也可是ocean的一部分。

ocean： 指把海作为一个整体，是海洋的总称，不可数名词，指大洋时是可数名词。

Nicaraguan naval authorities had banned sea travel in the area because of bad weather and strong winds, but the tour boat proceeded anyway.

出自-2017年6月听力原文

Likewise, theimpactof this warming will be very different depending on where you are—coastal areas must worry about rising sea levels, while Siberia and northern Canada may become more habitable (宜居的) andappealingfor humans than these areas are now.

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

A message in a bottle sent out to sea by a New Hampshire man more than five decades ago was found 1500 miles away and has been returned to his daughter.

2018年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

All in all, the Olympic class ships were marvels of sea engineering, but they seemed cursed to suffer disastrous fates.

2018年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

And it would be great to go somewhere by the sea.

2017年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section B

And so far, this green sea slug is the only known animal that can be truly considered solar-powered, although some animals do exhibit some plant-like behaviors.

2019年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

However, these beasts of the sea do display a vast range of highly refined behaviors that appear to be driving their genetic development.

2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section A

It is situated on the Mediterranean Sea, and surrounded by France on three sides.

2016年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

It's about an hour outside Seoul, built on reclaimed tidal flats along the Yellow Sea, There's a Coast Guard building and a tall trade tower, as well as a park, golf course and university.

2019年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

Many scientists have studied the green sea slugs to confirm that they are actually able to create energy from sunlight.

2019年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

nicaraguan naval authorities had banned sea travel in the area because of bad weather and strong winds, but the tour boat proceeded anyway.

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The sea slugs are so good at gathering energy from the sun that they can live up to nine months without having to eat any food.

2019年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

Their massive wake creates waves at the bottom of the sea, weakening the foundations of the centuries-old buildings themselves.

2018年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

Warming waters are known to contribute to coral bleaching and they take up more space than cooler waters, raising sea levels.

2016年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section A

You made day dream about meeting your life partner, or living in a big house by the sea.

2017年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

There were no longer enough fish in the sea for the stock to maintain itself, let alone an industry.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

It had, apparently, been fished out of existence; and the once mighty Newfoundland fleet now gropes about frantically for crab on the sea floor.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

In just the past few weeks, the world has witnessed the destructive power of earthquakes in Indonesia, typhoons in the Philippines, and the destructive sea waves that struck Samoa and neighboring islands.

出自-2016年6月听力原文

Some of the ventures focus on the Antarctic resources that are already up for grabs, like abundant sea life.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

It is building its second ice-breaking ship and setting up research drilling operations on an ice dome 13,422 feet above sea level that is one of the planet's coldest places.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

The fulmars travel some 400 kilometers over the sea to find food.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

Salmon also carry dangerous chemicals as the fish migrate between rivers and the sea.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

We can pollute the air with acids, the rivers with sewage(污水), the seas with oil.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

It will have little impact on sea level when it breaks up.

出自-2010年12月听力原文

Among global warming's most frightening threats is the prediction is that the polar ice-caps will melt, raising sea level so much that coastal cities from New York to Los Angles to Shanghai will be flooded

出自-2010年12月听力原文

Unlike floating ice shelves which have little impact on sea level when they break up, the ice sheet is anchored to bedrock will blow the sea surface.

出自-2010年12月听力原文

A bathing machine was rolled down to the sea shore, so women would not be seen in swimwear.

2018年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section B

Also, Venice, the city eternally threatened by the sea, where every morning wooden pathways have to be set up to allow tourists to reach their hotels.

2017年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

As the ocean warms, a body of water called the Antarctic Polar Front - an upward movement of nutrient-rich sea that supports a huge abundance of marine life - is being pushed further south. This means that king penguins, which feed on fish and krill in th

2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

As the sea creeps into these fresh—water marshes, however, rising salinity (盐分) is hampering rice production.

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For example, there is the image of the bridge into the sea taken at the Normandy D-Day landing site.

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Indeed, sea ice cover in the Arctic is melting faster than expected.

2018年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section B

It will decide on the Weddell Sea sanctuary proposal at a conference in Australia in October, although a decision on the peninsula sanctuary is not expected until later.

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king penguins are the second-largest type of penguin and only breed on specific isolated islands in the Southern Ocean where there is no ice cover and easy access to the sea.

2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

One was created in the Ross Sea in 2016, another reserve is being proposed in a vast area of the Weddell Sea, and a third sanctuary is under consideration in the area west of the Antarctic Peninsula—a key krill fishing area.

2019年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

Ships last a lot longer when they go to sea than when they stay in the harbor.

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section B

The Arctic sea ice holds a central position in the Earth's climate system and it's deteriorating faster than expected.

2016年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

The countries that have inspired the Mediterranean diet all surround the Mediterranean Sea.

2017年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

The Ebro Delta, in Spain, famous as a battleground during the Spanish civil War, is now the setting for a different contest, one that is pitting rice farmers against two enemies: the rice-eating giant apple snail, and rising sea levels.

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

The project is also about the history of Europe looking at the sea and wondering when the next enemy would appear.

2017年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

This is troubling as climbing Arctic temperatures combined with rapid sea ice loss are creating a new type of climate feedback loop, which could accelerate Arctic warming.

2018年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section B

wine, bread, olive oil, and nuts are other staples of the region, and the Mediterranean Sea has historically yielded abundant quantities of fish.

2017年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

without those masses of cooling sea ice, warm air brought to the Arctic can penetrate further inland than it ever did before.

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After climbing up a hill for a panoramic view of the blue sea, white buildings and green olive trees, I paused to catch my breath and then positioned myself to take the best photo of this panorama.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

Because soaps and other wastes can harm waterways, be careful your washing water doesn't pollute the sea, lakes and rivers.

2015年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Have you ever heard of the trees that are homes to animals both on land and sea?

2015年高考英语浙江卷 单项填空 原文

I had as much fun sailing the seas as I now do working with students.

2016年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 单项选择 原文

If steel is heavier than water, why are ships able to float on the sea?

2015年高考英语浙江卷 单项填空 原文

If those island nations not far above sea level are to survive, the maximum temperature rise, since the start of the industrial age, should be 0.

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读B 题设

The ship was the endurance, a small, tight, norwegian-built three-master that was intended to take sir Ernest shackleton and a small crew of seamen and scientists, 27 men in all, to the southernmost shore of antArctica's weddell sea.

2016年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Then she ran along the edge of cliff and fell 100 feet, bouncing off a rock into the sea.

2015年高考英语陕西卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

We dance from florida to alaska, from north to south and sea to sea.

2018年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 七选五 原文

The crash of Egypt Air Flight 804,which terrorists may have downed over the Mediterranean Sea ,provides another tragic reminder of why.

出自-2017年考研阅读原文

The crash of Egyptair Flight 804, which terrorists may have downed over the Mediterranean Sea, provides another tragic reminder of why.

2017年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

to travel by sea

海上旅行

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a cottage by the sea

海滨小屋

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The waste was dumped in the sea .

废物倒入海中。

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The wreck is lying at the bottom of the sea.

沉船躺在海底。

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We left port and headed for the open sea (= far away from land) .

我们离开港口，向外海驶去。

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the cold seas of the Arctic

北极地区寒冷的海洋

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a sea voyage

海上航行

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a hotel room with sea view

看得见大海的旅馆客房

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the North Sea

北海

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the Caspian Sea

里海

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It was a calm sea.

海上风平浪静。

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The sea was very rough.

海上风急浪高。

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He looked down at the sea of smiling faces before him.

他看着眼前这笑脸的海洋。

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It happened on the second night at sea.

事情发生在出海后的第二天夜里。

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They were lost at sea .

他们在海上迷失了方向。

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I'm all at sea with these new regulations.

我全然不懂这些新的规章。

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She fell overboard and was swept out to sea.

她从船上落入水中，被海浪冲向外海。

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Most of the kids have never seen the sea...

多数孩子从未见过海。

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All transport operations, whether by sea, rail or road, are closely monitored at all times.

所有的交通活动，无论是通过海路、铁路还是公路，都时刻受到密切监视。

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He drowned after 30 minutes in the rough seas...

他在汹涌的海浪中挣扎了 30 分钟后淹死了。

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The seas are warm further south.

海水的温度越往南越高。

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...the North Sea.

北海

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...the huge inland sea of Turkana.

图尔卡纳浩瀚的内陆海

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Down below them was the sea of upturned faces...

他们下面是无数张仰望的脸。

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His eyes ran over the sea of bottles and glasses on the table.

他扫了一眼满桌的瓶子和玻璃杯。

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If you had never seen a telly ad, you would be all at sea with popular culture.

如果你从没看过电视广告，你就搞不懂什么是大众文化。

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The boats remain at sea for an average of ten days at a time...

这些船只每次在海上平均航行 10 天。

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His body was found at sea in waters off the Canary Islands.

他的尸体在离加那利群岛不远的海上被发现。

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...fishermen who go to sea for two weeks at a time...

每次出海两周的渔夫们

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He pointed out to sea.

他指向大海。

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