coastai 370 |
i# fj: The car coasted along until it stopped. fiAE&'ffu
M F M. M It fr ih c 0 She took her feet off
the pedals and coasted downhill ftfe j£ P /A ft It 7 (ft i§ B. J: ¥£ X, 'XL Lij^ftffrfnTo 2
[usually
+adv./prep.] (of a vehicle Ail X
jl.-) to move quickly and smoothly, without using much power (
X R) ^ 7 rjj fj ) il X7I iffe # 57 The
plane coasted down the
runway.
3
~ (through/to sth) to be successful at sth
without
having to try hard. X i&tyi |# lie Pi : He coasted
through his final exams. |tfei|7:^^i&iIM7ffi£|'#Ho
4
~ (along)
(disapproving) to put very little
effort into sth ( \$M ) XttlX
; You’re just coasting—it’s time to work
hard now. . 5 (of
a ship $Sj to stay close to land
while sailing around the coast
coast al /'kaustl; NAmE 'koustl/ adj. [usually before noun] of or near a coast 'r& M (ft ; H i£c M
m
(ft : coastal
waters/resorts/scenery M 7jci^c; M
®fei/ 0 a
coastal path (= one that
follows the line of the coast) — compare inland
coast eer ing /.kausfianq; NAmE .koust'iriq/ noun [U] the sport of
following a route around a coast by climbing, jumping off cliffs and swimming ^ 1$ gj-
coast-er /’kausta(r); NAmE 'koust-/ noun 1 a small flat object
which you put under a glass to protect the top of a table 3$ M W & 2 a ship that
sails from port to port along a coast M It X ?fr M M P ffj
coast-guard /'kaustgaid;
NAmE 'koustgaird/ noun
1
(usually the
coastguard) [sing] an official organiza
tion
(in the US a branch of the armed forces) whose job is to watch the sea near a
coast in order to help ships and people in trouble, and to stop people from
breaking the law & ( XXcffXXH
XXIX ) :
The coastguard was alerted. M /¥ WII PA E Iff Sll ft W
c o They radioed
#WXPAWt^o 0 a coastguard station E(ASM
2
[C] (especially BrE) {US usually
coast-guard-man) a member of this
organization ^i^WXAIAM
coast-line /'kaustlain;
NAmE 'koust-/ noun the
land along a coast, especially when you are thinking of its shape or appearance ) ; ?&
M ilfeX: a rugged/rocky/beautiful
coastline ilif ilig (ft / (ft / O to protect the
coastline from
oil spillage U 7 M if- ^ X A X fill iffi M fl<J ft 7 o note at
COAST
COat 0-w /kaut; NAmE kout/ noun, verb s noun 1
a piece of outdoor clothing that is worn over other clothes to keep warm or
dry. Coats have sleeves and may be long or short. ^ iff;
ghX; AX: a fur/ leather coat :$oc long winter coat 7XW(ft
7 AX
o to
put on/take off your coat If ± / f&T Xtv — picture o page R20 — see also duffel coat, greatcoat, HOUSECOAT, OVERCOAT,
PETTICOAT, RAINCOAT, trench coat 2 {NAmE) (iold-fashioned in
BrE A A:$75l ^
iff) a jacket that is worn as part of a suit ( Sr *i(ft ) — see also frock coat, morning coat, tailcoat, waistcoat 3
the fur, hair or wool that covers an animal’s body pj /£ X: a dog with a
smooth/shaggy coat % ft W / M
SI (ft M — picture <? page R28 4 a layer of paint or
some other substance that covers a surface ;
SH/H: to give the walls a second coat
of paint ii) (g ffiij ± — see also topcoat,
undercoat fTOlfl ,cut your coat according
to your 'cloth {saying)
to
do only what you have enough money to do and no more HA A Hi
averb [VN] [often passive] ~ sth
(with/in sth) to cover sth with a layer of a substance
—M oA film of dust coated
the table.
Slf-^lc'Ao — see also sugar-coated 'coat check noun {NAmE) = cloakroom(I)
'coat dress noun a woman’s dress that
fastens down the front and looks like a coat ( ft
M10 A ) A Ai£
IR,
'coat
hanger noun = hanger
coati /kau'arti; NAmE kou-/ (also co-ati-mundi /kau,a:ti- 'mAndi; NAmE
kou-/) noun a small
animal with a long nose and a long tail with lines across it, which lives
mainly in Central and
*mmm )•
coat ing /'kautir);
NAmE 'kout-/ noun a thin layer
of a substance covering a surface ( $fd ) MimM ■ a
thin coating of chocolate ff■ M
M ^ ^ A 0 magnetic coating on a floppy disk
,coat of 'arms noun {pi.
coats of
arms) (also arms [pi.])
a design or a shield that is a
special symbol of a family, city or other organization jf % ;
lifi: the royal
coat of arms
coat-room /'kautruim;
-rum; NAmE 'kout-/ noun {NAmE) =
cloakroom(I)
'coat
stand noun a stand with
hooks for hanging coats and hats onlci^
'coat-tails noun [pi.] fTSflli on sb’s coat-tails using the success and influence of
another person to help yourself become successful ^ij
ff] fife A iA X Wt
111 r
M ( ffillfj ['! ,C ) : She got where she is
today on her brother’s coat-tails.
,co-'author noun
a person who
writes a book or an article with sb else ( X^tA^lA ) ► ,co-'author
verb
[VN] ,co-‘author ship noun [U]
coax /kauks; NAmE kouks/ verb ~ sb
(into doing sth) | ~ sb (into/out of sth) to persuade sb to do sth by talking to them in a kind and gentle
way pj; p] i3§ HTT) cajole : [VN] She coaxed the horse
into coming a little
closer. o He was
coaxed out of retirement to
help the failing company, fife
0 she had
to coax the car along, iffelf „ o [V
speech] ‘Nearly there,’ she coaxed. ” Ml&lr
o
[also VN speech] i-J!l;Pi coax sth out of/from sb
to
gently persuade sb to do sth or give you sth Q&p]; PS
if % fij: The director coaxed a brilliant
performance out of the cast.
n&mm*
coaxing /'kauksiq; NAmE 'kou-/ noun [U] gentle
attempts to persuade sb to do sth or to get a machine to start fit [§! A i3!; it AilfeA^ ( ) : No amount of
coaxing will make me change
my mind. ^ P A til ► coax-ing adj.
coax-ing-ly adv.
cob /kob; NAmEkctib/ noun 1 = corncob: com on the cob X Af$ 7 2 a strong
horse with short legs 3 {BrE) a round loaf of bread HJ ^: a crusty cob
co balt /'kauboilt;
NAmE 'kou-/ houn [U] 1 {symb Co) a chemical element. Cobalt is a hard
silver-white metal, often mixed with other metals and used to give a deep
blue-green colour to glass. 2 (also .cobalt
'blue) a deep
blue-green colour
cob-ber /'kDba(r); NAmE 'ka:b-/ noun {AustralE, NZE, informal)
(used
especially by a man addressing another man Xm^mmm) a friend fleit;
cob ble /'knbl;
NAmE ‘kaibl/ verb [VN] {old-fashioned) to make or repair shoes ( H ) ; (■ Hi )
.cobble sth—to gether to produce sth quickly and without
great care or effort, so that it can be used but is not perfect $•<#; «!]«-:
The essay was cobbled together from some old notes,
it.
cob-bled /’kubld; NAmE 'kaibld/ adj. (of streets
and roads ® if ffl il $&)
having a surface that is made of cobbles
cob bler /'knbla(r); NAmE 'ka:b-/ noun 1 [C] {especially NAmE) a type of
fruit pie with thick pastry on top Pig Aftut#: peach cobbler Wf faW 2
[C] (.old-fashioned) a person who
repairs shoes ||E — compare shoemaker 3 [U] cobblers
(BrE,
informal) nonsense til ift; He said it was all a
load of cobblers, fife i#Jp7t;X
cob bles /'knblz;
NAmE 'ka:blz/
(also cobble-stones) noun [pi.] small
round stones used to make the surfaces