ocean

柯林斯词典

1. N-SING The ocean is the sea. 大海
There were few sights as beautiful as the calm ocean on a warm night. 很少有景色像温暖夜晚的平静大海那样美丽。
2. N-COUNT An ocean is one of the five very large areas of sea on the Earth's surface. 洋
They spent many days cruising the northern Pacific Ocean. 他们花了很多天巡游北太平洋。
3. N-COUNT If you say that there is an ocean of something, you are emphasizing that there is a very large amount of it. 极大量[非正式]
I had cried oceans of tears. 我已哭得泪流成河。
4. PHRASE If you say that something is a drop in the ocean, you mean that it is a very small amount which is unimportant compared to the cost of other things or is so small that it has very little effect on something. 沧海一粟[强调]
His fee is a drop in the ocean compared with the real cost of broadcasting. 他的费用与广播的实际成本相比是沧海一粟。

We have a clear view of the ocean from our hotel window .
The ship sank slowly to the depths of the ocean.
The Panama Canal provides a crucial shipping link between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
From the top of the hill we could see the ocean far away and, in the middle distance , the village .
The survival of whales is intimately bound up with the health of the ocean.