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seaside

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sea·side1 /ˈsiːsaɪd/ noun  the seaside British EnglishSGDLT the areas or towns near the sea, where people go to enjoy themselves 海滨,海边 a trip to the seaside 去海滨的旅行at the seaside a day at the seaside 在海滨的一天
Examples from the Corpus
seasideAct 3 is set in the garden of a seaside monastery.Why it was ever identified as seaside air is a mystery.It's famous for royal palaces, wonderful art galleries, stunning architecture and even its seaside.For 51 weeks of the year there's nothing particularly funny about the Sussex seaside resort of Bognor Regis.And then there are all the seaside towns and the dockyard towns, about which I have said nothing.The Sunday-school Treat was a day at the seaside, and the children were taken in the horse-drawn wagons.The safety of young children is a constant preoccupation of parents at the seaside.The commission wants Britain to build sewage works at the seaside to treat bacteria before it is pumped into the sea.
seaside2 adjective [only before noun]  relating to places that are near the sea 海滨的,海边的seaside town/resort the popular seaside resort of Brighton 很受欢迎的海滨度假胜地布赖顿 a seaside holiday 海滨度假
Examples from the Corpus
seasidea seaside resortseaside town/resortDelegates from more than a hundred countries jumped off their stools and invaded the seaside resort.Sefton Hamilton entered the room as a gale might hit an unhappy seaside town.These styles can be seen in the pictures of mod rallies at seaside towns.And then there are all the seaside towns and the dockyard towns, about which I have said nothing.And at 3: 43, the place began looking like some seaside resort during an East Coast hurricane.Worst hit were the Devon seaside towns of Sidmouth and Exmouth, which were cut off for several hours on Wednesday.Once each year George and Doris secretly meet in a quaint seaside resort, rekindling what has become a 25-year fling.
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seaside
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seaside1 /ˈsiːsaɪd/ noun
the seaside British English the areas or towns near the sea, where people go to enjoy themselves:
    a trip to the seaside
    at the seaside
    a day at the seaside

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seaside2 adjective [only before noun]
relating to places that are near the sea
    seaside town/resort
    the popular seaside resort of Brighton
    a seaside holiday


sea·sideBrE /ˈsiːsaɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsiːsaɪd/ 🔊 (often the seaside) noun [singular] (especially BrE) an area that is by the sea, especially one where people go for a day or a holiday/vacation (尤指人们游玩、度假的)海边,海滨a trip to the seaside去海滨旅行a day at/by the seaside 海滨一日<titled tranID="51" status="1">coast</titled>beachseasidecoastlinesandseashore

These are all words for the land beside or near to the sea, a river or a lake. 以上各词均指海滨、河岸或湖畔。

  • coast the land beside or near to the sea or ocean 指海岸、海滨a town on the south coast of England 英格兰南海岸的一座城镇The coast road is closed due to bad weather. 由于天气恶劣,滨海公路暂时封闭。 NOTE It is nearly always the coast, except when it is uncountable. 除用作不可数名词外,coast 几乎总是与 the 连用That's a pretty stretch of coast. 那是一段美丽的海岸线。
  • beach an area of sand, or small stones, beside the sea or a lake 指有沙石的海滩、海滨或湖滨She took the kids to the beach for the day. 她带了孩子去海滩玩一天。sandy beaches 沙滩
  • seaside (especially BrE) an area that is by the sea, especially one where people go for a day or a holiday 尤指人们游玩、度假的海边、海滨a trip to the seaside 去海滨旅行 NOTE It is always the seaside, except when it is used before a noun. 除用于名词前外,seaside 总是与 the 连用a seaside resort 海滨胜地 The seaside is British English; in American English seaside is only used before a noun. * the seaside 为英式英语,在美式英语中,seaside 只用于名词前。
  • coastline the land along a coast, especially when you are thinking of its shape or appearance 指沿海地带,尤其是海岸线、海岸地形或轮廓California's rugged coastline 加利福尼亚州崎岖的海岸线
  • sand a large area of sand on a beach 指沙滩We went for a walk along the sand. 我们去沙滩上散了散步。a resort with miles of golden sands 有着绵延数英里金色沙滩的度假胜地
  • the seashore the land along the edge of the sea or ocean, usually where there is sand and rocks 通常指有沙石的海岸、海滨He liked to look for shells on the seashore. 他喜欢在海滨捡贝壳。

beach or seashore? 用 beach 还是 seashore?

  • Beach is usually used to talk about a sandy area next to the sea where people lie in the sun or play, for example when they are on holiday/vacation. Seashore is used more to talk about the area by the sea in terms of things such as waves, sea shells, rocks, etc., especially where people walk for pleasure. * beach 通常指海边的沙滩,人们度假时可以躺着沐浴阳光或玩乐;seashore 多指有海浪、贝壳、岩石等的海岸,尤指人们散步消遣的海滨。

Patterns

  • along the coast/beach/coastline/seashore
  • on the coast/beach/coastline/sands/seashore
  • at the coast/beach/seaside/seashore
  • by the coast/seaside/seashore
  • a(n) rocky/unspoiled coast/beach/coastline
  • to go to the coast/beach/seaside/seashore
sea·side adjective [only before noun] a seaside resort海滨胜地a seaside vacation home海滨度假别墅