① bank指河流、小溪、池塘邊的陸地,意為“岸堤,壩”,上面可行人。
The river is threatening to overflow its banks. 河水大有決堤之勢。
The willows lined the banks. 兩岸柳樹成行。
② beach意為“海灘,湖灘,河灘”,指近水布滿沙或卵石的緩坡或傾斜地帶,其邊沿常被水淹沒。
The beach was crowded with sunbathers. 海灘上到處是沐日光浴的人。
We walked along the beach after supper. 晚飯后我們去海灘上散步。
③ coast意為“海岸(線)”,表示地理概念,指瀕臨海洋的較寬范圍的陸地或整個地區(qū)。
They live on the east coast. 他們住在東部沿海地區(qū)。
There are many towns along the coast. 沿海岸有許多城鎮(zhèn)。
④ shore意為“岸,濱”,指毗連海洋或湖泊的一條窄陸地。
We walked along the shore of the lake. 我們沿著湖濱走。
The ship stopped a little way off the shore. 船停在離岸不遠的地方。