oceanic

• 与海洋有关的，或具有海洋特征的。也可指广阔无垠、如海洋般的。

Relating to or characteristic of the ocean.

1. Relating to the open oceanB2formal

   Pertaining to, occurring in, or living in the vast open sea, away from coastal areas.

   大洋的

   • Oceanic currents play a crucial role in regulating the global climate.
   • Many species of fish are found only in oceanic environments.
   • The oceanic trench is one of the deepest places on Earth.

   同义词deep-seamarinepelagicthalassic

   反义词coastalcontinentalinshorelittoralneritic

2. Vast or boundlessC1formal

   Resembling the ocean in its apparent limitlessness in extent or degree.

   浩瀚无垠

   • He felt an oceanic sense of peace while meditating.
   • The desert stretched before them, oceanic in its vastness.
   • Her love for him was oceanic, deep and boundless.

   同义词boundlessendlessimmenseinfinitelimitlessunboundedunfathomablevast

   反义词boundedfinitelimitednarrowsmall

3. Inhabiting the open seaB2formal

   Describing organisms that live in the open sea, far from the shore.

   大洋性的

   • Oceanic birds like the albatross spend most of their lives at sea.
   • The whale shark is an oceanic species that migrates across vast distances.
   • Oceanic plankton forms the base of the marine food web.

   同义词pelagic

   反义词neritic