ocean

大洋、海洋

地球の大部分を覆う、非常に広い海水の領域の一つ。

やさしい英語で： One of the very large areas of salt water that cover most of Earth.

• The ocean looks calm today.
• Whales travel across vast oceans.
• Their ship crossed the Atlantic Ocean in ten days.

類義語： sea

よく使う表現： Pacific Ocean, ocean floor, cross the ocean

膨大な量、広大な空間

何かの非常に多い量、または非常に広い空間。

やさしい英語で： An extremely large amount of something or a very large space.

• An ocean of darkness surrounded them.
• She felt lost in an ocean of paperwork.
• The discovery opened an ocean of possibilities.

使い方： an ocean of something (An ocean of faces stretched out before the singer.)

類義語： sea, vast expanse, immense quantity

よく使う表現： ocean of faces, ocean of sadness, ocean of possibilities