bank、beach、coast、shore与seaside这些名词均含有“岸”之意。
bank : 多指有一定坡度的河岸、湖岸或堤岸。
- By the time we reached the opposite bank, the boat was sinking fast.
当我们到达对岸时，船正在快速下沉。 - These flowers generally grow on river banks and near streams.
这些花通常开在河堤上和溪流附近。
beach : 指倾斜度小，被海、湖或河水冲刷而有沙或卵石积存的地方。
- We spent the day on the beach.
我们在海滩度过了一整天。 - a beach café
海滨咖啡馆 - a beach towel
沙滩浴巾
coast : 地理学上的名词，专指被视为边界的沿海陆地的尽头。
- Rimini is a thriving resort on the east coast of Italy.
里米尼是意大利东海岸一个繁华的度假胜地。 - The accident happened three miles off the coast (= in the sea three miles from land).
事故发生在距离海岸3英里的海域。 - We spent a week by/on the coast (= by the sea).
我们在海滨度过了一个星期。
shore : 指紧靠大湖泊或海洋的陆地边缘或靠海的休养地。
- You can walk for miles along the shore.
你可以沿着海岸走上数英里。 - The boat was about a mile from/off (the) shore when the engine suddenly died.
船离岸边还有1英里左右时引擎突然熄火了。
seaside : 尤指疗养地、游览地区的海边。
- Let's go to the seaside at the weekend!
我们到海滨度周末吧！ - a seaside holiday/hotel/resort
海滨假日／旅馆／胜地
