| 单词 | peninsula |
| 释义 | peninsulaWord family adjectivepeninsularnounpeninsularitypeninsulaverbpeninsulate Geography, Geology pe·nin·su·la /pəˈnɪnsjələ $ -sələ/ ●○○ noun [countableC] SGa piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a large area of land 半岛 the Korean peninsula 朝鲜半岛 —peninsular adjectiveadj →5 see picture at 见图 islandExamples from the Corpus peninsula• When you own a peninsula, you own the very essence of the Chesapeake country.• The Army and the police remained under intense pressure in the Jaffna peninsula where many camps and stations were under siege.• This provided for the withdrawal of federal forces from the strategic Prevlaka peninsula overlooking Dubrovnik by Oct. 20.• But it is obvious that one relatively small peninsula can not contain this missionary zeal indefinitely.• Although the rebel numbers are small, there are known to be many infiltrators and sympathisers on the peninsula.• Fewer people make it out to the peninsula.• One resident of that city purchased five hundred rifles for shipment to the peninsula.• The Mayan civilisation flourished in the Yucatan peninsula between 300AD and 900AD. (1500-1600) Latin paeninsula, from paene “almost” + insula “island” |
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