island

英 [ˈaɪlənd]

美 [ˈaɪlənd]

n.  岛
vt.  使孤立

复数：islands　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.982 / COCA.1512

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

• The conflict in the North and East of the island was a fight to the finish.
  该岛北部和东部的冲突是一场你死我活的斗争。
• 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's social hub is the Cafe Sport
  该岛的社交中心是“体育咖啡馆”。
• 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。
• Defoe skilfully narrated the adventures of Robinson Crusoe on his desert island.
  笛福生动地叙述了鲁滨逊·克鲁索在荒岛上的冒险故事。
• 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。
• 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。
• Japan is an island country.
  日本是个岛国。
• The island is of strategic importance to France.
  该岛对法国来说具有重要的战略意义。