isthmus

英 [ˈɪsməs]

美 [ˈɪsməs]

n.  地峡

GRE医学

BNC.34487 / COCA.23546

牛津词典

noun

• 地峡
  a narrow strip of land, with water on each side, that joins two larger pieces of land

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 地峡
  Anisthmusis a narrow piece of land connecting two very large areas of land.
  1. ...the Isthmus of Panama.
     巴拿马地峡

英英释义

noun

• a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
  Synonym:band
• a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas

双语例句

• Meeting of Ministers of Economic Affairs of the Countries of the Central American Isthmus
  中美洲地峡国家经济事务部长会议
• The isthmus that connects Central America and South America.
  连接中美洲和南美洲的一个地峡。
• North America is connected with South America by the isthmus of panama.
  巴拿马海峡把北美同南美连接起来。
• The Isthmus of Panama joins North and South America.
  巴拿马地峡将北美和南美连接起来。
• The island was shaped like a dumbbell, with a low, narrow isthmus leading to two hilly points at the North and South ends.
  小索罟岛的形状很像是一只哑铃，一段低矮的狭长地带连接起多丘的南北两端。
• The isthmus would be greyish brown, littered with whelk shells and punctuated by shipwrecks.
  海峡可能是灰褐色的，到处散落着海螺壳，时而还会有失事船只的残骸。
• The Role of Fetal Aortic Isthmus Hemodynamic Parameters and Transverse Cerebellar Diameter in Forecasting Fetal Growth Restriction
  胎儿主动脉峡部血流及小脑横径的测定在预测胎儿生长受限中的意义
• It was the neck of land which we call the Isthmus of Panama.
  这个陆地的狭窄地带，我们称之为巴拿马地峡。
• Reclaiming the lost isthmus would have many positive consequences.
  收复失去的大陆桥，将会有诸多正面结果。
• Roosevelt, moreover, dispatched the U.S.A. Nashville to colon, on the Atlantic side of the isthmus.
  另外，罗斯福还把美国舰只“纳什维尔”号调往地峡大西洋那一边的科隆。