区别辨析bank、beach、coast、shore与seaside

这些名词均含有“岸”之意。

bank : 多指有一定坡度的河岸、湖岸或堤岸。

  • By the time we reached the opposite bank, the boat was sinking fast.
    当我们到达对岸时,船正在快速下沉。
  • These flowers generally grow on river banks and near streams.
    这些花通常开在河堤上和溪流附近。

beach : 指倾斜度小,被海、湖或河水冲刷而有沙或卵石积存的地方。

  • We spent the day on the beach.
    我们在海滩度过了一整天。
  • a beach café
    海滨咖啡馆
  • a beach towel
    沙滩浴巾

coast : 地理学上的名词,专指被视为边界的沿海陆地的尽头。

  • Rimini is a thriving resort on the east coast of Italy.
    里米尼是意大利东海岸一个繁华的度假胜地。
  • The accident happened three miles off the coast (= in the sea three miles from land).
    事故发生在距离海岸3英里的海域。
  • We spent a week by/on the coast (= by the sea).
    我们在海滨度过了一个星期。

shore : 指紧靠大湖泊或海洋的陆地边缘或靠海的休养地。

  • You can walk for miles along the shore.
    你可以沿着海岸走上数英里。
  • The boat was about a mile from/off (the) shore when the engine suddenly died.
    船离岸边还有1英里左右时引擎突然熄火了。

seaside : 尤指疗养地、游览地区的海边。

  • Let's go to the seaside at the weekend!
    我们到海滨度周末吧!
  • a seaside holiday/hotel/resort
    海滨假日/旅馆/胜地