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

• 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。
• After a failed military offensive, all government troops and police were withdrawn from the island.
  在一次军事进攻失败之后，所有政府军和警察均从岛上撤离了。
• The boat was hit by a squall north of the island.
  船在岛的北边遇到了狂飑。
• The island is of strategic importance to France.
  该岛对法国来说具有重要的战略意义。
• The island is covered with seabirds.
  岛上到处都是海鸟。
• James struck up a friendship with a small boy who owned a pony on the island.
  詹姆斯和小岛上一个养了一匹小马的小男孩儿交上了朋友。
• Islanders have campaigned for the abolition of one of the three tiers of municipal power on the island.
  岛上居民发起一场运动，要求废除岛上三级市政管理层中的一级。
• The island may be reached by boat from the mainland.
  这个岛屿可以从大陆乘小船到达。
• He asked them to discontinue flights over the island.
  他要求他们停止在该岛上空飞行。
• The island's social hub is the Cafe Sport
  该岛的社交中心是“体育咖啡馆”。