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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(yíng)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(dòng)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(zhuǎn)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(dòng)地滑下山坡。
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VERB
毫不費(fèi)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(zhàn)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(chǎn)品的巨大成功而在市場(chǎng)上遙遙領(lǐng)先。
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VERB
不夠努力;應(yīng)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(shí)間查爾斯在學(xué)校不太用功，我當(dāng)時(shí)應(yīng)該讓他加把勁的。
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PHRASE
沒有被發(fā)現(xiàn)(或捉住)的危險(xiǎn);危險(xiǎn)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(xiàn)在可以出來了。”他喊道，“沒危險(xiǎn)了，她已經(jīng)走了。”