coastguard

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coast·guard /ˈkəʊstɡɑːd $ ˈkoʊstɡɑːrd/ noun  1  the Coastguard TTWSSOthe organization that helps swimmers and ships that are in danger and helps to prevent illegal activities around the coast 海岸警卫队 the Coastguard station at Stornoway 位于斯托诺韦的海岸警卫队驻地 Contact the Coastguard immediately if you see a boat in trouble. 如看到船只遇险，请立即通知海岸警卫队。2. [countable]BOTTW British English a member of this organization 海岸警卫队队员n GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?• The coastguard is usually followed by a singular verb: The coastguard was alerted and a lifeboat sent out.• In British English, you can also use a plural verb: The coastguard were alerted and a lifeboat sent out.

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coastguard• The survivors were all being treated for hypothermia after being picked up by helicopters and coastguards.• Armed forces police and coastguard services, approximately 300.• During the War he had been an auxiliary coastguard.• The coastguard duties included patrolling paths at the top of high and sheer cliffs - not a job for the faint-hearted.• One man's father told coastguards that normally the group only travelled a few miles along the coast on the speedboat trips.

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coastguard
coast‧guard /ˈkəʊstɡɑːd $ ˈkoʊstɡɑːrd/ noun
1. the Coastguard [also + plural verb British English] the organization that helps swimmers and ships that are in danger and helps to prevent illegal activities around the coast:
    the Coastguard station at Stornoway
    Contact the Coastguard immediately if you see a boat in trouble.
2. [countable] British English a member of this organization

coast·guardBrE /ˈkəʊstɡɑːd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkoʊstɡɑːrd/ 🔊 noun (usually the coastguard) [singular] an official organization (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 海岸警卫队（在美国隶属于军队）◆The coastguard was alerted. 海岸警卫队已接到报警。🔊🔊◆They radioed Dover Coastguard. 他们用无线电和多佛海岸警卫队联络。🔊🔊◆a coastguard station海岸警卫队驻地 [countable] (especially BrE) (US usually coast·guards·man BrE /ˈkəʊstɡɑːdzmən/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkoʊstɡɑːrdzmən/ 🔊

plural

coast·guards·men BrE /ˈkəʊstɡɑːdzmən/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkoʊstɡɑːrdzmən/ 🔊 ) a member of this organization 海岸警卫队队员