coast

海岸、沿岸

海に接している陸地。

やさしい英語で： The land beside the sea.

• We live near the coast.
• They drove along the coast.
• Several small islands lie off the coast.

類義語： seashore, shore, coastline

よく使う表現： east coast, along the coast, off the coast, coast road

誰も見ていない、邪魔者はいない

the coast is clearで、見られたり邪魔されたりする心配がないこと。

やさしい英語で： If the coast is clear, nobody is nearby to see you or stop what you want to do.

• The coast is clear now.
• Check whether the coast is clear.
• Once the coast was clear, she slipped out.

使い方： the coast is clear (We waited until the coast was clear before leaving.)

よく使う表現： coast is clear, coast was clear

惰性で進む

エンジンや新たな力を使わず、それまでの勢いで進むこと。

やさしい英語で： To keep moving without using the engine or making another effort to push forward.

• Let the bike coast downhill.
• The car coasted along the empty road.
• We stopped pedalling and coasted down the slope.

使い方： coast to a stop (The bicycle coasted to a stop beside the gate.)

類義語： glide, roll

よく使う表現： coast downhill, coast along, coast to a stop

沿岸を航行する

船で海岸に沿って進むこと。

やさしい英語で： To travel by boat along the land beside the sea.

• The boat coasted northward.
• We coasted along the shore all morning.
• The captain preferred to coast rather than cross the open sea.

使い方： coast along something (The small ship coasted along the island's eastern shore.)

よく使う表現： coast along, coast northward, coast southward