ocean /ˈəʊʃən/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-SING The ocean is the sea. 大海

  例：

  There were few sights as beautiful as the calm ocean on a warm night.

  很少有景色像温暖夜晚的平静大海那样美丽。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT An ocean is one of the five very large areas of sea on the Earth's surface. 洋

  例：

  They spent many days cruising the northern Pacific Ocean.

  他们花了很多天巡游北太平洋。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT If you say that there is an ocean of something, you are emphasizing that there is a very large amount of it. 极大量 [非正式]

  例：

  I had cried oceans of tears.

  我已哭得泪流成河。

• 4. 

  PHRASE If you say that something is a drop in the ocean, you mean that it is a very small amount which is unimportant compared to the cost of other things or is so small that it has very little effect on something. 沧海一粟 [强调]

  例：

  His fee is a drop in the ocean compared with the real cost of broadcasting.

  他的费用与广播的实际成本相比是沧海一粟。