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

• 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。
• The island may be reached by boat from the mainland.
  这个岛屿可以从大陆乘小船到达。
• 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。
• 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 island is presently uninhabited
  这座岛屿目前无人居住。
• He asked them to discontinue flights over the island.
  他要求他们停止在该岛上空飞行。
• He was his distant relative, as was everyone else on the island, come to think of it
  哦，对了，他是他的远亲，岛上的其他人也是。
• He was shipwrecked after visiting the island
  他在到那个岛上观光后就遭遇了海难。
• 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。
• The island is of strategic importance to France.
  该岛对法国来说具有重要的战略意义。