coast /kəust/ n.［c］海岸；海滨： the fishing grounds on the Pacific coasts 太平洋沿岸的渔场(比较：the towns along the Pacific coast太平洋沿岸的城镇); a rocky coast 多岩石的海岸； a trip to the coast for seabathing 去海边洗海水澡的旅行

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