island

英 [ˈaɪlənd]

美 [ˈaɪlənd]

n.  岛
vt.  使孤立

复数：islands　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.982 / COCA.1512

牛津词典

noun

• 岛
  a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water
• 岛
  a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 岛;岛屿
  Anislandis a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water.
  1. ...a wonderful day trip to the picturesque island of Gozo...
     到风景如画的戈佐岛享受美妙的一日游
  2. We spent a day on Caldey Island.
     我们在科尔迪岛上度过了一天。
  3. ...the Canary Islands.
     加那利群岛

英英释义

noun

• a zone or area resembling an island
• a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

双语例句

• We can't kick them off the island.
  我们不能把他们从岛上赶走。
• They stayed at several of the island's top tourist spots
  他们在岛上最著名的几处旅游景点作了停留。
• He asked them to discontinue flights over the island.
  他要求他们停止在该岛上空飞行。
• Half of the island's population has no usable English.
  这座岛上的居民有一半无法用英语交流。
• A storm moved directly over the island, demolishing buildings and flooding streets
  暴风雨径直席卷该岛，摧毁了建筑，淹没了街道。
• We haven't any shops on the island
  我们岛上什么店铺都没有。
• Only a short campaign took place in Puerto Rico, but after the war Spain ceded the island to America
  在波多黎各的战事很短暂；但是战争结束后，西班牙将该岛屿割让给了美国。
• The bridge joins the island to the mainland.
  这座大桥把小岛和大陆衔接起来。
• He was the most important person on the island.
  他是岛上最有声望的人。
• The island is a staging-post for many visiting yachts on their way south.
  该岛是很多观光游艇南行途中的一个补给站。