island

英 [ˈaɪlənd]

美 [ˈaɪlənd]

n.  岛
vt.  使孤立

复数：islands　

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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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It is unclear how much popular support they have among the island's population
  目前还不清楚他们在岛上的民众中间有多高的支持率。
• 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 was her distant relative, as was everyone else on the island, come to think of it
  想起来了，他和岛上的其他人一样，都是她的远亲。
• 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。
• Unst is the most northerly island in the British Isles
  安斯特岛是不列颠群岛中最北的一个。
• We rowed ashore, then explored the island on foot for the rest of the day.
  我们划船到了岸边，之后余下的时间步行在岛上探险。
• He asked them to discontinue flights over the island.
  他要求他们停止在该岛上空飞行。