ocean

• 指覆盖地球表面大部分的广阔咸水水体，也指这种水体的主要划分区域之一。

A noun referring to a vast body of salt water that covers most of the Earth's surface, or one of its major divisions.

1. Large body of salt waterA1formal

   A vast expanse of salt water that covers most of the Earth's surface.

   海洋

   • The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean on Earth.
   • They sailed across the ocean for three months.
   • Many species of fish live in the ocean.

   同义词bluebrinedeepdrinkmainsea

2. Vast amount or expanseB2informal

   Used metaphorically to describe a very large quantity or extent of something.

   海洋

   • She felt lost in an ocean of paperwork.
   • The desert stretched before them like an ocean of sand.
   • He stared into an ocean of stars in the night sky.

   同义词abundanceexpansehostmultitudemyriadplethoraprofusionsea