(1)海,湖等大片水域的岸(滨)(land along the edge of the sea or large stretch of water)[C,U]:lighthouses along the Eastern~沿东海岸的灯塔; spend weekends at the~在海滨度周末; walk along the~沿着海岸走;go to the~for the summer 去海滨度夏;swim from the ship to the~从船向岸边游去; The sailors sighted~. 水手们看见了海岸. a~line/dwellings 海岸线/海滨建筑;〖同〗coast,beach,seacoast,seashore;
(2)国家(motherland)[C]:my native~我的祖国;immigrants who came to these~s 来到这些国家的移民; foreign~s 外国; within these~s 在这些国家内;
in shore 进岸: The ship is in~. 轮船靠岸了。
off shore 离岸: The ship stopped a little way off~. 轮船停泊在离岸不远的地方。about a mile off/from the~在离岸约一英里处;
on shore 在岸上:The swimmers(sailors)came/went on~. 游泳者(海员们)上了岸。
【辨异】shore1 与 bank、coast、beach 和 seaside 的区别见BANK。