"seabed" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 海底

Definition

海底指的是海洋或海的最下方，即水面以下的地面。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“海底”多用于科学、环境等正式和口语场合。类似词有“海床”。常与动词“探索海底”、“在海底发现”等搭配。不用于湖泊底部。

Examples

The submarine touched the seabed.

潜水艇碰到了**海底**。

Fish live near the seabed.

鱼生活在**海底**附近。

The diver collected shells from the seabed.

潜水员从**海底**捡起了贝壳。

Scientists are studying the plants growing on the seabed.

科学家正在研究生长在**海底**的植物。

Oil companies sometimes search for resources beneath the seabed.

石油公司有时会在**海底**下方寻找资源。

There's an ancient shipwreck lying on the seabed near here.

附近的**海底**有一艘古代沉船。