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{ "term": "sea", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "image": "data/images/co/coast.png", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "the salt water that covers most of the earth’s surface and surrounds its continents and islands", "sensetop": "by seaby the sea", "labels": "literary(especially British English)British EnglishNorth American EnglishNorth American English", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The waste was dumped in the sea." }, { "text": "The wreck is lying at the bottom of the sea." }, { "text": "to travel by sea", "contextForm": "by sea" }, { "text": "a cottage by the sea", "contextForm": "by the sea" }, { "text": "The plane was shot down into the sea off *(= near)* Japan." }, { "text": "We left port and headed for **the open sea** *(= far away from land)*." }, { "text": "the cold seas of the Arctic" }, { "text": "a sea voyage" }, { "text": "a hotel room with sea view" }, { "text": "The temperature of most of the deep sea is only just above freezing." }, { "text": "The boat, broken to bits, lay on the sea floor." }, { "text": "The amount of Arctic sea ice in summer has shrunk 15 to 20%." }, { "text": "I love swimming in the sea!" }, { "text": "We'll go down to the sea for a swim before dinner." }, { "text": "three ships sailing on the sea" }, { "text": "In recent years the sea has risen by a couple of inches." }, { "text": "The sea has receded since the river was diverted." }, { "text": "They live by the sea." }, { "text": "a house overlooking the sea" }, { "text": "Thousands of Haitians tried to cross the sea to Florida." }, { "text": "We sent our furniture by sea." } ], "topics": ["Transport by water", "Holidays", "Geography"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["calm", "choppy", "heavy"], "verb + sea": ["cross", "roam", "sail"], "sea + verb": ["rise", "recede"], "sea + noun": ["water", "bed", "bottom"], "preposition": ["at sea", "across the sea", "by sea"], "phrases": [ "the bottom of the sea", "the depths of the sea", "the edge of the sea" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "a large area of salt water that is part of an ocean or surrounded by land", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "the North Sea" }, { "text": "the Caspian Sea" }, { "text": "We crossed the Mediterranean Sea on a cruise ship." }, { "text": "We sailed across the Black Sea in a yacht." }, { "text": "They sailed the seven seas in search of adventure." } ], "topics": ["Geography"] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "the movement of the waves of the sea", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "It was a calm sea." }, { "text": "The sea was very rough." }, { "text": "The ship sank in heavy seas." }, { "text": "stormy/choppy seas" }, { "text": "A boy drowned last night after being swept into rough seas by a large wave." }, { "text": "The sea was too rough for sailing in small boats." } ], "topics": ["Geography"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["calm", "choppy", "heavy"], "verb + sea": ["cross", "roam", "sail"], "sea + verb": ["rise", "recede"], "sea + noun": ["water", "bed", "bottom"], "preposition": ["at sea", "across the sea", "by sea"], "phrases": [ "the bottom of the sea", "the depths of the sea", "the edge of the sea" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a large amount of something that stretches over a wide area", "sensetop": "sea of something", "examples": [ { "text": "He looked down at the sea of smiling faces before him." }, { "text": "The taxi made its way through a sea of bicycles." }, { "text": "The plane passed over a sea of greenery." }, { "text": "They were surrounded by a sea of boxes." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["endless", "vast"], "verb + sea": ["be surrounded by"], "preposition": ["sea of"] } }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "on the sea, especially in a ship, or in the sea", "cefr": "b1", "examples": [ { "text": "It happened on the second night at sea." }, { "text": "They were **lost at sea**." }, { "text": "Their father was in the navy and spent a lot of time away at sea." }, { "text": "We spent three weeks at sea." } ], "topics": ["Transport by water"] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "confused and not knowing what to do", "examples": [ { "text": "I'm **all at sea** with these new regulations." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "in a difficult situation where there are two equally unpleasant or unacceptable choices", "examples": [], "topics": ["Preferences and decisions"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to become a sailor; to leave your home and family without permission to become a sailor", "examples": [ { "text": "He ran away to sea at the age of 13." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "far away from land where the sea is deepest", "examples": [ { "text": "She fell overboard and was swept out to sea." }, { "text": "She stood on the cliff, staring out to sea." } ], "topics": ["Geography"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to leave a port or harbour by ship or boat", "examples": [ { "text": "The ship put to sea in deteriorating weather conditions." } ], "topics": ["Transport by water"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to comfort somebody whose romantic relationship has ended by saying that there are many other people they may have a successful relationship with in the future", "examples": [] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/siː/", "audio": "se/sea/sea__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/siːz/", "audio": "se/sea/seize__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/siː/", "audio": "se/sea/sea__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/siːz/", "audio": "se/sea/seize__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English sǣ, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zee and German See." }