(1)海，湖等大片水域的岸(滨)(land along the edge of the sea or large stretch of water)[C，U]：lighthouses along the Eastern～沿东海岸的灯塔; spend weekends at the～在海滨度周末; walk along the～沿着海岸走;go to the～for the summer 去海滨度夏;swim from the ship to the～从船向岸边游去; The sailors sighted～. 水手们看见了海岸. a～line/dwellings 海岸线/海滨建筑;〖同〗coast，beach，seacoast，seashore;

(2)国家(motherland)[C]：my native～我的祖国;immigrants who came to these～s 来到这些国家的移民; foreign～s 外国; within these～s 在这些国家内;

in shore 进岸： The ship is in～. 轮船靠岸了。

off shore 离岸： The ship stopped a little way off～. 轮船停泊在离岸不远的地方。about a mile off/from the～在离岸约一英里处;

on shore 在岸上：The swimmers(sailors)came/went on～. 游泳者(海员们)上了岸。

【辨异】shore¹ 与 bank、coast、beach 和 seaside 的区别见BANK。