ocean
noun uk/ˈəʊ.ʃən/ us/ˈoʊ.ʃən/
A2 [ S ]海洋，大洋;大海
a very large area of sea
These mysterious creatures live at the bottom of the ocean. 这些神秘的生物居住在海底。
[ C ]（用于世界五大海域的名称中）洋
used in the name of each of the world's five main areas of sea
the Atlantic/Pacific/Indian/Arctic/Antarctic Ocean 大西洋／太平洋／印度洋／北冰洋／南极地区海域
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- We have a clear view of the ocean from our hotel window.
- The ship sank slowly to the depths of the ocean.
- The Panama Canal provides a crucial shipping link between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
- From the top of the hill we could see the ocean far away and, in the middle distance, the village.
- The survival of whales is intimately bound up with the health of the ocean.
Idiom
oceans of somethingidiom old-fashioned 许多，众多；大量
a lot of something
We have oceans of time. 我们的时间很多。