( the sea, seas) ( số nhiều) biển

by sea

bằng đường biển

mistress of the seas

cường quốc làm chủ mặt biển

sea like a looking-glass

biển yên gió lặng

( Sea) vùng biển riêng (nhỏ hơn đại dương); hồ nước ngọt, hồ nước mặn lớn nằm trong đất liền

The Mediterranean Sea

Biển Địa Trung Hải

the Caspian Sea

biển Caxpi

( số nhiều) sự chuyển động của sóng biển

a heavy sea

biển động

a light sea

biển lặng

Sóng biển

to ship a sea

bị một ngọn sóng làm ngập (tàu...)

Biển (khoảng rộng (như) biển); nhiều (về số lượng)

a sea of flame

một biển lửa

seas of blood

máu chảy thành sông; (nghĩa bóng) sự chém giết tàn nhẫn

a sea of troubles

nhiều chuyện phiền hà

at sea

trên biển

(nghĩa bóng) hoang mang, bối rối, không hiểu ra thế nào, không biết làm thế nào

to go to sea

trở thành thuỷ thủ

to follow the sea

làm nghề thuỷ thủ

to put (out) to sea

ra khơi

half seas over

quá chén

the seven seas

khắp bốn biển

bể

biển

ex: It's an ocean

đại dương

sóng biển

biển

N.

Ocean, deep blue sea, high seas, Literary (briny) deep,(bounding) main, Neptunes or Poseidons kingdom or domain,Nautical blue water, Davy Joness locker, Colloq briny, drink,pond (= Atlantic Ocean): For years he sailed the seas insearch of adventure.

Swell, breaker, wave: As the windincreased, huge seas began to wash over the boat.

Plethora,quantity, abundance, surfeit, profusion, flood, multitude,spate, legion, mass, Colloq lot(s), heap(s), pile(s), ton(s),mountain(s), load(s), oodles, gobs, scads: Hamlets sea oftroubles was nothing compared to mine if this book isntcompleted soon! 4 (all) at sea. confused, disoriented, at sixesand sevens, bewildered, perplexed, baffled, mystified, lost,adrift: They were clearly not expecting her and were completelyat sea as to what to do.

N.

The expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth'ssurface and surrounds its land masses.

Any part of this asopposed to land or fresh water.

A particular (usu. named)tract of salt water partly or wholly enclosed by land (the NorthSea; the Dead Sea).

A large inland lake (the Sea of Galilee).5 the waves of the sea, esp. with reference to their localmotion or state (a choppy sea).

(foll. by of) a vast quantityor expanse (a sea of troubles; a sea of faces).

(attrib.)living or used in, on, or near the sea (often prefixed to thename of a marine animal, plant, etc., having a superficialresemblance to what it is named after) (sea lettuce).

(also all at sea) perplexed, confused.by sea in a ship or ships. go to sea become a sailor. on thesea 1 in a ship at sea.

Situated on the coast. put (or putout) to sea leave land or port. sea anchor a device such as aheavy bag dragged in the water to retard the drifting of a ship.sea anemone any of various coelenterates of the order Actiniariahaving a polypoid body bearing a ring of tentacles around themouth. sea-angel an angel-fish. sea bass any of various marinefishes like the bass, esp. Centropristis striatus. sea bird abird frequenting the sea or the land near the sea. sea bream =PORGY. sea breeze a breeze blowing towards the land from thesea, esp. during the day (cf. land breeze). sea buckthorn amaritime shrub, Hippopha‰ rhamnoides with orange berries. seachange a notable or unexpected transformation (with ref. toShakesp. Tempest I. ii. 403). sea-chest a sailor'sstorage-chest. sea coal archaic mineral coal, as distinct fromcharcoal etc. sea cow 1 a sirenian.

A walrus. sea cucumbera holothurian, esp. a bˆche-de-mer. sea dog an old orexperienced sailor. sea eagle any fish-eating eagle esp. of thegenus Halia‰tus. sea-ear = ORMER. sea elephant any large sealof the genus Mirounga, the male of which has a proboscis: alsocalled elephant seal. sea fan any colonial coral of the orderGorgonacea supported by a fanlike horny skeleton. sea front thepart of a coastal town directly facing the sea. sea-girtliterary surrounded by sea. sea gooseberry any marine animal ofthe phylum Ctenophora, with an ovoid body bearing numerouscilia. sea-green bluish-green (as of the sea). sea hare any ofvarious marine molluscs of the order Anaspidea, having aninternal shell and long extensions from its foot. sea holly aspiny-leaved blue-flowered evergreen plant, Eryngium maritimum.sea horse 1 any of various small upright marine fish of thefamily Syngnathidae, esp. Hippocampus hippocampus, having abody suggestive of the head and neck of a horse.

A mythicalcreature with a horse's head and fish's tail. sea-island cottona fine-quality long-stapled cotton grown on islands off thesouthern US. sea lavender any maritime plant of the genusLimonium, with small brightly-coloured funnel-shaped flowers.sea legs the ability to keep one's balance and avoid seasicknesswhen at sea. sea level the mean level of the sea's surface,used in reckoning the height of hills etc. and as a barometricstandard. sea lily any of various sessile echinoderms, esp. ofthe class Crinoidea, with long jointed stalks and feather-likearms for trapping food. sea lion any large, eared seal of thePacific, esp. of the genus Zalophus or Otaria. sea loch = LOCH2. Sea Lord (in the UK) a naval member of the Admiralty Board.sea mile = nautical mile. sea mouse any iridescent marineannelid of the genus Aphrodite. sea onion = SQUILL 2. seaotter a Pacific otter, Enhydra lutris, using a stone balanced onits abdomen to crack bivalve molluscs. sea pink a maritimeplant, Armeria maritima, with bright pink flowers: also calledTHRIFT. sea purse the egg-case of a skate or shark. sea roomclear space at sea for a ship to turn or manoeuvre in. sea saltsalt produced by evaporating sea water. Sea Scout a member ofthe maritime branch of the Scout Association. sea serpent (orsnake) 1 a snake of the family Hydrophidae, living in the sea.2 an enormous legendary serpent-like sea monster. sea shell theshell of a salt-water mollusc. sea snail 1 a small slimy fishof the family Liparididae, with a ventral sucker.

Anyspiral-shelled mollusc, e.g. a whelk. sea squirt any marineturnicate of the class Ascidiacea, consisting of a bag-likestructure with apertures for the flow of water. sea trout =salmon trout. sea urchin a small marine echinoderm of the classEchinoidea, with a spherical or flattened spiny shell. sea walla wall or embankment erected to prevent encroachment by the sea.sea water water in or taken from the sea. [OE s‘ f. Gmc]