land mass

英 [ˈlænd mæs]

美 [ˈlænd mæs]

n.  陆块; 地块

牛津词典

noun

• 陆块；地块
  a large area of land, for example a continent

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 陆块；地块
  Aland massis a very large area of land such as a continent.
  1. ...the Antarctic landmass.
     南极大陆
  2. ...the country's large land mass of 768 million hectares.
     该国7.68亿公顷的广阔陆地

英英释义

noun

• a large continuous extent of land
  Synonym:landmass

双语例句

• Asia and Europe form a huge land mass.
  亚洲和欧洲连成一片大陆地。
• We're a lot bigger than you, in land mass, but our population is considerably less.
  我们的土地比你们的大多了，人口倒是比你们少了不少。
• Always remember this, Australia is small country in term of population and capitals, but it is one of the biggest in land mass.
  请牢记，不论从人口还是资本来说澳大利亚都是个小国家，但是从国土面积上来说则是最大国家之一。
• The Eruasian land mass, coupled with Africa, possesses unmatched self-sufficiency and a dominant strategic position over the Western Hemisphere.
  欧亚大陆和非洲在西半球拥有不对称的自给自足和战略统治地位。
• Dinosaurs evolved when most continents were joined in a single land mass.
  恐龙进化的时候，多数大陆连为一体。
• Two hundred million years ago, all the continents were parts of a single land mass called Pangaea.
  两亿年以前，所有的大陆都是一整块叫做泛古陆的大陆的一部分。
• A string of spectacular undersea volcanoes created the islands and continue to add to their land mass even today.
  一系列壮观的海底火山形成这个群岛并甚至在今天仍继续增加着岛屿的面积。
• But together they account for about a third of China's land mass and for a large proportion of its inadequate reserves of oil and gas.
  但两地加起来，约占中国陆地总面积的三分之一，在中国并不丰富的油气储量中，两地也占了相当大的比例。
• At the horizon the land mass becomes a continuous pale neutral grey
  陆地在地平线处变成了一片浅灰。
• The main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula.
  一个国家的主要大陆块。