sea air
1794
stretches over a wide area AM; : He looked
down at the sea of smiling
faces before him. fife BUM iTSTOl at 'sea 1 on the sea, especially
in a ship, or in the sea lEMA ( ) ; AMU: It
happened on the second night
at sea.
#1# A ffe & til M M 0 They were lost at sea. fifedl^AiiA
T^T fnJ o 2 confused and not knowing what to do ® M ; ?*£ M
ft: I’m
all at sea with these new
regulations. IS £ ^ 11 # Iff $ 0 go to ' sea to
become a sailor £^7jc¥s ^MM out to 'sea far away from land where
the sea is deepest [oj ( ML -ft ) ft M; She fell overboard and
was swept out to sea. M/AlloA^I AzK^, MMv&MM^hMo put (out) to 'sea to leave a port or harbour by ship or boat ^2ft; th M — more at DEVIL, FISH n.
BRITISH/AMERICAN
sea ♦ ocean
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In BrE, the usual word for the mass of salt water
that
covers most of the earth’s
surface is the sea. In NAmE, the usual word is the ocean. rf' • SMitfe
sea A/iA i\m
ocean: A swimmer drowned in
the sea/ocean this morning. AA-^-i;IfftME mtt jo
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The names of particular areas of seas,
however,
are fixed. BM, the
AH#
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Sea/ocean are also used if you go to the
coast on
holiday/vacation. sea/ocean:
We’re spending a week by the sea/at the ocean in June.
mVsM In NAmE it is
also common to say We’re going to
the beach for vacation.
o note at coast
,sea 'air noun [u] air near the
sea/ocean, thought to be good for the health M iA M $ A: cl breath of sea air fff
'sea anemone noun a simple, brightly coloured sea creature
that sticks onto rocks and looks like a flower
mm
the sea-bed /'siibed/ noun [sing.] the floor of
the sea/ ocean MfS; mjfc
sea-bird
/'si:b3id;
NAmE
-b3ird/
noun a bird that lives close
to the sea, for example on cliffs or islands, and gets its
food from it m 4 — picture o page R28 sea-board
/'sirboid;
NAmE
-bo:rd/
noun the part of a country
that is along its coast M fife E ; M : Australia’s eastern
seaboard
MAIOM^s nP/tMiffeK sea-borg-ium /sii'borgiam; NAmE -'bo:rg-/ noun [u] (symb Sg) a radioactive chemical element, produced when atoms collide (= crash into each other) H (
Mi
ft
M it )
sea-borne /‘siiboin; NAmE -bo:m/ adj. [only before noun] carried in ships MisM: a seaborne invasion MAAfS ,sea 'breeze noun a wind blowing from the
sea/ocean towards the land ( /AM#B&MKiife&*J ) MM 'sea change noun [usually sing.] a strong and noticeable
change in a situation A$f3i;
'sea cow noun a type of sea mammal like a large seal with a rounded tail, that lives in
tropical areas M ft-
)
,sea 'cucumber noun an invertebrate animal that lives in the
sea, with a thick body that is covered with lumps M#
‘sea dog noun (informal) a sailor who is old or
who has a
lot of experience 3-;7jcA;
sea-farer /'siifearaOr); NAmE -fer-/ noun (old-fashioned
or
formal)
a
sailor M M
sea far ing /'siifearirj; NAmE -fer-/ adj. [only before noun] connected with work or
travel on the sea/ocean Mi: fE a
seafaring nation ► sea-far
ing noun [U]
'sea fish noun {pi. sea fish) a fish that lives in the
sea, rather than in rivers or lakes MU sea-food /'siifuid/ noun [U] fish and sea
creatures that can be eaten, especially shellfish MBfc, ( Aft ¥ le'll ) : a seafood restaurant
Mi¥tt O a seafood cocktail Mlfc&M
'sea fret noun = fret n.{2)
sea-front /'siifrAnt/ (often the seafront) noun [sing] the part of a town
facing the sea/ocean ( ) }5sMIX.,
ffi^ftfeK: the grand
houses along the seafront '/HMKM
sea-going /'siigaunj; NAmE -gou-/ adj. [only before noun] (of ships J|SR) built
for crossing the sea/ocean
fjtft
sea-grass
/’siigrccs;
NAmE
-graes/
noun [U] a plant like grass
that grows in or close to the sea M#
,
sea-1 green adj. bluish-green in colour, like the sea ( {$ i$7jcfm$J ) mM&tf) ►.sea 'green noun [U]
sea-gull /’ siigAl/ noun
= gull: a flock of
seagulls - *1$ m&i
'sea
horse noun a small sea fish that
swims in a vertical position and has a head that looks like the head of a horse
MR;
sea-kale /'siikeil/ noun [u] a plant that grows
in or near the sea that can be eaten as a vegetable Mtf( AT#
)
seal on/sm/ verb, noun
m verb [VN]
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CLOSE ENVELOPE 1 ~ sth (up/down)
to
close an
envelope, etc. by sticking the
edges of the opening together ( f|f ) : Make sure you’ve
signed the cheque before sealing the envelope. —
% # SI fit £to 0 a sealed bid (= one that is kept in
a sealed envelope and therefore remains secret until all other bids have been
received) ( f§ )
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CLOSE CONTAINER 2 [often passive] ~ sth (up)
(with sth) to close a container
tightly or fill a crack, etc., especially so that air, liquid, etc. cannot get
in or out ^ It ( §#! ) : The organs are kept in sealed plastic
bags.
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COVER SURFACE 3 [often
passive] ~
sth (with sth)
to cover the surface of
sth with a substance in order to protect it At SI - • ■ Affi: The floors had been
stripped and sealed with varnish. ftfefe±^®l|5$,
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MAKE STH DEFINITE 4 to make sth definite, so that it cannot be
changed or argued about j$j
5|C; : to seal a contract [i] o They drank
a glass of wine to seal
their new friendship. ftfedAT-
ft, J$,If] o 0 The discovery of new
evidence sealed his fate (= nothing could prevent what was going
to happen to him). ftfeMifpeL
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CLOSE BORDERS/EXITS A M W /1\\ P 5 (of the police,
army, etc. H ^ s % (A W] to prevent people from
passing through a place A [/]; lA ; : Troops
have sealed the borders
between the countries. PA B A
STMIM,
ITiTTl see lip, sign v. IJtl;kTl .seal sth—‘in to prevent sth that is
contained in sth else from escaping IE • • •