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

• Japan is an island country.
  日本是个岛国。
• We can't kick them off the island.
  我们不能把他们从岛上赶走。
• 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。
• We haven't any shops on the island
  我们岛上什么店铺都没有。
• The island is presently uninhabited
  这座岛屿目前无人居住。
• 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。
• 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。
• We spent a day on Caldey Island.
  我们在科尔迪岛上度过了一天。
• He was shipwrecked after visiting the island
  他在到那个岛上观光后就遭遇了海难。