peninsula

英 [pəˈnɪnsjələ]

美 [pəˈnɪnsələ]

n.  半岛

复数：peninsulas　

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牛津词典

noun

• 半岛
  an area of land that is almost surrounded by water but is joined to a larger piece of land
  1. the Iberian peninsula (= Spain and Portugal)
     伊比利亚半岛

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 半岛
  Apeninsulais a long narrow piece of land which sticks out from a larger piece of land and is almost completely surrounded by water.
  1. ...the political situation in the Korean peninsula...
     朝鲜半岛的政治局势
  2. I had walked around the entire peninsula.
     我走遍了整个半岛。

英英释义

noun

• a large mass of land projecting into a body of water

双语例句

• Russia then annexed Ukraine's Black Sea Crimean Peninsula, and a pro-Russia mutiny has engulfed eastern Ukraine.
  俄罗斯紧接着就吞并了乌克兰的黑海克里米亚半岛，一场亲俄的反抗席卷了乌克兰东部。
• All the attractions of the peninsula beckon
  半岛上的各处景点无不令人心驰神往。
• The "Declaration" has played an active role in easing tensions in the Korean Peninsula.
  这一《宣言》对缓和朝鲜半岛紧张局势起到了积极作用。
• A peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian gulf; strategically important for its oil resources.
  位于红海和波斯湾之间的一个半岛；因为其石油资源而具有重要的战略意义。
• It is difficult to imagine how the North and South could ever agree on a formula to unify the divided peninsula.
  很难想象南北双方在统一半岛的方案上究竟怎样才能达成一致。
• Am telling you about a peaceful peninsula.
  我将告诉你一个安宁的半岛。
• A country in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula.
  亚洲东南部的一个国家，包括马来半岛的南部和婆罗洲岛的北部。
• We've prohibited torture and strengthened partnerships from the Pacific to South Asia to the Arabian Peninsula.
  我们禁止酷刑，加强了从太平洋到南亚和阿拉伯半岛的伙伴关系。
• I had walked around the entire peninsula.
  我走遍了整个半岛。
• Detectives have run into a conspiracy of silence in the tight-knit communities of the peninsula.
  侦探们犯了难，半岛上各个群体抱成一团，达成了保持缄默的密约。