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N-COUNT
海岸;海濱
The coast is an area of land that is next to the sea.
例句
Camp sites are usually situated along the coast, close to beaches.
野營地一般都位于海濱，靠近沙灘。
...the west coast of Scotland.
蘇格蘭西海岸
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VERB
(車輛熄火后或不用動力)靠慣性滑行
If a vehicle coasts somewhere, it continues to move there with the motor switched off, or without being pushed or pedalled.
例句
I switched off the engine and coasted round the corner.
我熄掉引擎，靠慣性轉過彎去。
They picked up momentum, then slipped into neutral and coasted quietly down the slope.
他們加大油門，再切入空擋，隨后沒大響動地滑下山坡。
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VERB
毫不費力地做;(尤指)輕松獲勝
If a person or a team is coasting, they are doing something easily, especially winning a competition.
例句
Ivan Lendl coasted to a 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Roger Rasheed...
伊萬·倫德爾以6:3，6:2和6:3的比分輕松戰勝了羅杰·拉希德。
The company was coasting on the enormous success of its early products.
公司憑借早期產品的巨大成功而在市場上遙遙領先。
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VERB
不夠努力;應付
If you say that someone is coasting, you are emphasizing that they are not putting enough effort into what they are doing.
例句
There was a time when Charles was coasting at school and I should have told him to buckle down.
有一段時間查爾斯在學校不太用功，我當時應該讓他加把勁的。
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PHRASE
沒有被發現(或捉住)的危險;危險已過
If you say that the coast is clear, you mean that there is nobody around to see you or catch you.
例句
'You can come out now,' he called. 'The coast is clear. She's gone.'
“你現在可以出來了。”他喊道，“沒危險了，她已經走了。”