English abbreviation dictionary - ocean
Связанные словари
Рейтинг статьи:
См. в других словарях
1.
~ n 1 the ocean especially AmE the great mass of salt water that covers most of the Earth's surface (She stood on the beach, gazing at the ocean.) 2 one of the very large areas of sea on the Earth's surface (the Pacific Ocean) 3 oceans of informal a great mass or amount of something (- see also a drop in the ocean drop2 (8)) - oceanic adj ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
(oceans) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The ocean is the sea. There were few sights as beautiful as the calm ocean on a warm night. N-SING: the N 2. An ocean is one of the five very large areas of sea on the Earth’s surface. They spent many days cruising the northern Pacific Ocean. ...the Indian Ocean. N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 3. If you say that there is an ocean of something, you are emphasizing that there is a very large amount of it. (INFORMAL) I had cried oceans of tears... APEC seems be drowning in an ocean of jargon. N-COUNT: N of n c darkgreen]emphasis 4. 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. His fee is a drop in the ocean compared with the real cost of broadcasting. PHRASE: usu v-link PHR c darkgreen]emphasis ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
3.
noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English occean, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~us, from Greek Okeanos, a river thought of as encircling the earth, ~ Date: 14th century 1. a. the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three fourths of the surface of the earth b. any of the large bodies of water (as the Atlantic Ocean) into which the great ~ is divided 2. a very large or unlimited space or quantity ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
4.
n. 1 a a large expanse of sea, esp. each of the main areas called the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Antarctic Oceans. b these regarded cumulatively as the body of water surrounding the land of the globe. 2 (usu. prec. by the) the sea. 3 (often in pl.) a very large expanse or quantity of anything (oceans of time). Phrases and idioms ocean-going (of a ship) able to cross oceans. ocean tramp a merchant ship, esp. a steamer, running on no regular line or route. Derivatives oceanward adv. (also -wards). Etymology: ME f. OF occean f. L oceanus f. Gk okeanos stream encircling the earth's disc, Atlantic ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
5.
океан - baroclinic ocean - barotropic ocean - benthic ocean - near-surface ocean - open ocean - rough ocean - shallow ocean - stratified ocean - tropical ocean ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
7.
1. океан; мировой океан ocean basin —- бассейн океана ocean chart —- карта океана ocean monster —- морское чудовище 2. нечто необъятное, океан; бездна mighty tropical ocean of foliage —- необъятный простор тропических зарослей ocean of air —- воздушный океан ocean of grass —- (огромный) травяной ковер 3. огромное количество; множество, масса ocean of tears —- море слез oceans of time —- масса времени oceans of trouble —- бесконечные неприятности ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
8.
lane океанский путь OCEAN noun 1) океан 2) огромное пространство 3) coll. огромное количество, множество, масса; an ocean of tears - море слез; oceans of money (time) - уйма денег (времени) 4) attr. океанский; относящийся к океану; - ocean bed - ocean deeps - ocean lane OCEAN bed дно океана; OCEAN deeps geol. абиссальные глубины; ...Англо-русский словарь
9.
- c.1300, from O.Fr. occean, from L. oceanus, from Gk. okeanos, the great river or sea surrounding the disk of the Earth (as opposed to the Mediterranean). Application to individual bodies of water began 14c. Until c.1650, commonly ocean sea, translating L. mare oceanum. Oceania for Pacific island is from 1849. Oceanography coined in Eng. 1859. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
Вопрос-ответ:
Ссылка для сайта или блога:
Ссылка для форума (bb-код):