coast/kəʊst $ koʊst/

n. the land next to or close to the sea

n. [C] 海岸；海滨：[coast of sth] a town on the east coast of China 中国东海岸的一个城镇

◇an island off the coast of England 靠近英格兰海岸的岛屿

◇[5/10 miles + off the coast] The accident happened four miles off the coast. 事件发生在离海岸4英里的海域。

音组-oast/-əʊst $ -oʊst/

coast; roast; toast

常犯错误

✗ Some people are lying on the coast.

✓ Some people are lying on the beach. 一些人躺在海滩上。

辨析bank; beach; coast; shore