| 单词 | 大陆 |
| 释义 | 〔diastrophism〕The process of deformation by which the major features of the earth's crust, including continents, mountains, ocean beds, folds, and faults, are formed.地壳变动：地壳上大陆、山脉、海床、褶皱和断层等主要地貌形成的变形过程〔Nunavut〕A territory of northern Canada including part of the mainland west of Hudson Bay and north of latitude 60° north, islands in the Hudson Bay, and most of the Arctic Archipelago. Nunavut, which comprises what was formerly the eastern portion of Northwest Territories, is primarily inhabited and controlled by the Inuit. It officially became a new territory of Canada on April 1, 1999. Iqaluit, at the head of Frobisher Bay on Baffin Island, is the capital. Population, 28,159努纳乌特：加拿大北部地区，包括哈得孙湾以西和北纬60度以北的部分大陆、哈得孙湾群岛以及北极群岛大部分。努纳乌特由原西北地区东部组成，因纽特人在此定居并拥有管辖权。1999年4月1日努纳乌特正式成为加拿大的新地区。位于巴芬岛弗罗比歇湾顶端的伊凯鲁特是其首府。人口28,159〔Chalcis〕An ancient city of southeast Greece on the western coast of Euboea. It was a prosperous trading center after the eighth centuryb.c. , establishing outposts in Italy, Syria, Sicily, and mainland Greece. 哈尔基斯城：希腊东南部一座位于奥尔比亚西海岸的古城。公元前 8世纪后为繁华的贸易中心，曾在意大利、叙利亚、西西里和希腊大陆建立前哨军事基地 〔Froward〕The southernmost point of mainland South America, in southern Chile on the Strait of Magellan.弗得角：南美洲大陆最南端，在智利南部的麦哲伦海峡〔Majorca〕An island of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea off the east-central coast of the mainland. The largest of the Balearic Islands, it was the center of an independent kingdom from 1276 until 1343. Tourism is its major industry.马约卡岛：西班牙在地中海西部的一个岛屿，位于大陆的中东部海岸线之外，是巴利里克群岛最大的一个岛屿，在1276年至1343年间曾是一个独立王国的中心。旅游业是其支柱产业〔observe〕"It [July 2, 1776] ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance . . . It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade . . .from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forevermore" (John Adams).See also Synonyms at see 1“它［1776年7月2日］ 应作为诞生之日来纪念…… 应用壮观的典礼和游行来隆重庆祝……从这片大陆的这头到那头，从此时到永远” （约翰·亚当斯） 参见同义词 see1〔vulture〕Any of various large birds of prey of the New World family Cathartidae or of the Old World family Accipitridae, characteristically having dark plumage and a featherless head and neck and generally feeding on carrion.兀鹫：西半球大陆新域鹫科或东半球大陆鹫鹰科大型捕食猛禽的一种，特征是具有黑色羽毛和无毛的头和颈，食用腐肉〔Messina〕A city of northeast Sicily, Italy, on theStrait of Messina, a channel separating Sicily from mainland Italy. Founded in the eighth century b.c. by Greek colonists. Messina was decimated by the plague in 1743 and suffered severe earthquakes in 1783 and 1908. The strait's rocks, currents, and whirlpools may have been the inspiration for the legend of Scylla and Charybdis. Population, 255,890. 墨西拿：意大利西西里岛东北部一城市，位于墨西拿海峡 沿岸，该海峡将西西里岛和意大利大陆分隔开来。该城于 公元前 8世纪由希腊殖民者创建。在1743年的瘟疫流行中该城人口大批死亡，1783年及1908年该城又遭受严重的地震灾害。斯库拉和卡律布狄斯的传说可能就得灵感于墨西拿海峡的礁石、激流与漩涡。人口255,890 〔Kra〕A strip of land, about 64 km (40 mi) wide at its narrowest point, linking the Malay Peninsula with the Asian mainland.克拉地峡：一块狭长的地带，最窄的地方宽约64公里（40英里），它连接着马来半岛与亚洲大陆〔actor〕"France, Britain . . . and any other external actors now involved . . . in the affairs of the continent"(Helen Kitchen)“法国，英国…以及其他局外人现都已卷入…到大陆事务中”(海伦·基钦)〔mainland〕The principal landmass of a continent.大陆：大洲的主要陆地板块〔inlet〕A recess, such as a bay or cove, along a coast.水湾：海岸边弯向大陆的凹进处，例如海港或水湾〔Lorne〕An inlet of the Atlantic Ocean on the western coast of Scotland between Mull Island and the mainland.洛恩：苏格兰西海岸马尔岛和大陆之间的大西洋入海口〔subcontinent〕A large landmass, such as India, that is part of a continent but is considered either geographically or politically as an independent entity.次州：一大陆被认为是在地理上或政治上独立的广阔公区，如印度〔overland〕Accomplished, traversing, or passing over the land instead of the ocean:横越大陆的：穿过、横穿或经过大陆而不是海洋的：〔tout〕"Projects for . . . construction of a deep-water route . . . to reach ports in the continent's industrial heartland had been widely touted"(Kenneth McNaught)“建设一条通往位于这一大陆工业中心地带的港口的深水管道计划已引起广泛注意”(肯尼思·麦克诺特)〔genre〕"Emaciated famine victims . . . on television focused a new genre of attention on the continent"(Helen Kitchen)“很憔悴的饥荒受害者…在电视上引起了对这个大陆的一种新型的注意”(海伦·基钦)〔Eyre〕A shallow salt lake of south-central Australia. It is the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent.艾尔湖：澳大利亚中部偏南的一个咸水湖。它是该国最大的湖泊和澳大利亚大陆的最低点〔bearish〕"Whether or not the[Coast Guard] cutter's presence made bearish the prospects of illicit trade in the outlying islands, there was a prompt mass migration of their inhabitants to the mainland" (Springfield MA Sunday Republican)“无论是否因为 的单桅船出现使得偏远岛屿非法交易的前景暗淡，那些岛上的居民都已立即开始大量地向大陆移民” (斯普林菲尔德MA星期日共和党)〔Azores〕A group of volcanic islands in the northern Atlantic Ocean about 1,448 km (900 mi) west of mainland Portugal, of which they are administrative districts. Fishing, farming, and tourism are important to their economy.亚速群岛：北大西洋中的一组火山岛，在葡萄牙大陆以西1,448公里（900英里）它们有几个行政区。渔业、畜牧业和旅游业对其经济十分重要〔Pescadores〕An island group of Taiwan in Taiwan Strait between the western coast of Taiwan province and southwest mainland China. The name, meaning "fishermen's islands,” was given to the group by the Portuguese in the 16th century.澎湖群岛，澎湖：台湾一群岛，位于台湾省西海岸与中国大陆西南之间的台湾海峡上。16世纪由葡萄牙人命名，意为“渔民之岛”〔Thanet〕A peninsula of southeast England on the North Sea separated from the mainland by arms of the Stour River.赛尼特：英格兰东南北海上与大陆之间被斯通河湾分隔的半岛〔continental〕An inhabitant of a continent.大陆人：居住于大陆上的居民〔Antarctica〕A continent lying chiefly within the Antarctic Circle and asymmetrically centered on the South Pole. Some 95 percent of Antarctica is covered by an icecap averaging 1.6 km (1 mi) in thickness. The region was first explored in the early 1800's, and although there are no permanent settlements, many countries have made territorial claims. The Antarctic Treaty of 1959, signed by 12 nations, prohibited military operations on the continent and provided for the interchange of scientific data.南极洲：主要位于南极圈内，以南极为不对称中心的大陆。约百分之九十五的地方被平均厚度为1.6公里（1英里）的冰层覆盖。该地区首次在19世纪初被勘察，尽管没有永久性居民区，很多国家都提出了领土要求。由十二个国家于1959年签订的《南极公约》，禁止在南极洲进行军事行动，提供并交换科学考察数据〔Kitikmeot〕A region of central Northwest Territories, Canada, including a portion of the northern mainland and Victoria and King William islands.基蒂克梅奥特：加拿大西北地区中部一地区，包括大陆北端的一部分、维多利亚群岛和威廉王群岛〔Byrd〕American naval officer and explorer. After being the first to fly over the North Pole (with Floyd Bennett in 1926), he turned his attention to Antarctica, leading five expeditions between 1929 and 1956 and establishing a base for scientific discovery at Little America.伯德，理查德·伊夫林：(1888-1957) 美国海军军官和探险家，继第一个飞过北极点之后（1926年与弗洛伊德·贝内特一道），他把注意力转向了南极大陆，在1929年和1956年间，率领了五支探险队考察南极大陆，在小亚美利加建立了一个科学考察基地〔Laurasia〕The protocontinent of the Northern Hemisphere, a hypothetical landmass that according to the theory of plate tectonics broke up into North America, Europe, and Asia.劳亚古大陆：北半球的原始大陆，一片假想中的大陆板块，根据板块构造理论，它分裂为北美洲、欧洲和亚洲〔cantala〕A species of agave(Agave cantula) cultivated chiefly in warm regions of the Old World for its leaf fibers. 马盖麻：一种龙舌兰属植物（马盖麻 龙舌兰属） ，主要为获得其叶纤维而在东半球大陆的温暖地区种植 〔Huntington〕American Revolutionary leader. He was president of the Continental Congress (1779-1781 and 1783), a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and governor of Connecticut (1786-1796).亨廷顿，塞缪尔：(1731-1796) 美国独立战争领袖。曾任大陆会议主席(1779至1781年，及1783年），《独立宣言》签字者之一，康涅狄格州州长(1786-1796年）〔overrule〕a powerful empire that overruled the continent.统治着这块大陆的强大帝国〔isostasy〕Equilibrium in the earth's crust such that the forces tending to elevate land masses balance the forces tending to depress land masses.地壳均衡：地壳的均衡，以使趋向于抬高大陆的力与趋向于降低大陆的力保持平衡〔woad〕An annual Old World plant(Isatis tinctoria) in the mustard family, formerly cultivated for its leaves that yield a blue dye. 菘蓝：一年生东半球大陆十字花科植物（菘蓝属 欧洲菘蓝） ，以前因其叶子可制造一种蓝色染料而种植 〔continental〕Of, relating to, or characteristic of a continent.大陆的：大陆的、与之有关的或大陆特有的〔Euboea〕An island of central Greece in the Aegean Sea east of the mainland. It was settled by Ionian and Thracian colonists and was later controlled by Athens, Rome, Byzantium, Venice, and Turkey before becoming part of Greece in 1830.埃维厄岛（优比亚岛）：希腊中部大陆以东爱琴海上的一个岛屿。来自小亚细亚和色雷斯的殖民者首先在此定居，在1830变成希腊领土的一部分以前曾被雅典、罗马、拜占庭、威尼斯和土耳其统治〔Cenozoic〕Of, belonging to, or designating the latest era of geologic time, which includes the Tertiary Period and the Quaternary Period and is characterized by the formation of modern continents, glaciation, and the diversification of mammals, birds, and plants. See table at geologic time 新生代的：属于、隶属于或称呼地质史上最新的时代的，包括第三纪和第四纪，其特征为现代大陆的形成、冰川作用以及哺乳动物、鸟类和植物的多样化 参见 geologic time〔Eurasia〕The land mass comprising the continents of Europe and Asia.欧亚（大陆）：由欧亚大陆构成的陆地块〔tombolo〕A sandbar that connects an island to the mainland or to another island.莎颈岬：连接岛屿和大陆或岛屿与岛屿的长条沙洲〔continent〕Abbr. cont.One of the principal land masses of the earth, usually regarded as including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.缩写 cont.大陆：地球上主要的大块陆地之一，一般认为包括非洲、南极洲、亚洲、澳洲、欧洲、北美洲及南美洲〔Svalbard〕A Norwegian archipelago comprising Spitsbergen and other islands in the Arctic Ocean north of the mainland. The islands are rich in mineral resources.斯瓦尔巴：挪威王国群岛，包括斯匹次卑尔根群岛和大陆北部的北冰洋中的其他岛屿，这些岛屿矿产资源丰富〔Fargo〕American transportation pioneer who organized the American Express Company (1850) and Wells, Fargo and Company (1852) to provide safe, swift transcontinental express service.法戈，威廉·乔治：(1818-1881) 美国运输先驱者，他成立美国快递公司(1850年）及威尔斯和法戈联合公司(1852年），提供安全、快捷的横跨大陆的快件服务 |
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