is·land

noun

/ˈaɪlənd/

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(abbreviation I, I., Is.)
a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water岛
- a small/tiny island小岛
- a remote island off the coast of Scotland一个远离苏格兰海岸的岛
- the islands in the Baltic Sea波罗的海的岛屿
- the Virgin Islands维尔京群岛
- island of… the resort island of Bali巴厘度假岛
- on an island We spent a week on the Greek island of Kos.我们在希腊的科斯岛上待了一个星期。
- an island nation/state岛国
- (figurative) island of something No place on the planet can remain an island of affluence in a sea of suffering.地球上没有任何一个地方可以继续成为苦难海洋中的富裕岛屿。
see also desert island
Extra Examples
- He owns a house on the island.他在岛上拥有一所房子。
- The best beaches are on the southern tip of the island.最好的沙滩位于该岛南端。
- They were forced to leave their island home and start a new life on the mainland.他们被强迫离开岛上的家园，到大陆上开始新的生活。
- Fiji is a small South Pacific island nation.斐济是南太平洋上的一个小岛国。
- a ferry service to the outlying islands驶往偏远岛屿的渡船
- a group of tropical islands热带群岛
- the island chain of the Bahamas巴哈马群岛
- the island paradise of Phuket天堂岛屿普吉岛
- Cuba is an island nation located on the northern rim of the Caribbean Sea.古巴是位于加勒比海北缘的一个岛国。
Topics Geographya1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- outlying
- remote
- coral
- …
… of islands
- chain
- group
island + noun
- chain
- group
- home
- …
preposition
- on an/the island
phrases
- the… coast, side, tip, etc. of an island
(also refuge (British English), traffic island British and North American English)
an area in the middle of a road where you can stand and wait for cars to go past until it is safe for you to cross交通岛（供行人避让车辆） see also safety island
a kitchen unit with a worktop (= a flat surface for preparing food on), placed in the middle of the room with access from all sides带有工作台（= 用于准备食物的平坦表面）的厨房单元，放置在房间中央，可从各个方向进入
- Their kitchen is huge, with an island and space for a small dining area.他们的厨房很大，有一个岛和一个小用餐区的空间。
Topics Houses and homesc2

Word OriginOld English īegland, from īeg ‘island’ (from a base meaning ‘watery, watered’) + land. The change in the spelling of the first syllable in the 16th cent. was due to association with the unrelated word isle.

单词	island
释义	is·land noun /ˈaɪlənd/ /ˈaɪlənd/ enlarge image (abbreviation I, I., Is.) a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water岛 a small/tiny island小岛 a remote island off the coast of Scotland一个远离苏格兰海岸的岛 the islands in the Baltic Sea波罗的海的岛屿 the Virgin Islands维尔京群岛 island of… the resort island of Bali巴厘度假岛 on an island We spent a week on the Greek island of Kos.我们在希腊的科斯岛上待了一个星期。 an island nation/state岛国 (figurative) island of something No place on the planet can remain an island of affluence in a sea of suffering.地球上没有任何一个地方可以继续成为苦难海洋中的富裕岛屿。 see also desert island Extra Examples He owns a house on the island.他在岛上拥有一所房子。 The best beaches are on the southern tip of the island.最好的沙滩位于该岛南端。 They were forced to leave their island home and start a new life on the mainland.他们被强迫离开岛上的家园，到大陆上开始新的生活。 Fiji is a small South Pacific island nation.斐济是南太平洋上的一个小岛国。 a ferry service to the outlying islands驶往偏远岛屿的渡船 a group of tropical islands热带群岛 the island chain of the Bahamas巴哈马群岛 the island paradise of Phuket天堂岛屿普吉岛 Cuba is an island nation located on the northern rim of the Caribbean Sea.古巴是位于加勒比海北缘的一个岛国。 Topics Geographya1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective outlying remote coral … … of islands chain group island + noun chain group home … preposition on an/the island phrases the… coast, side, tip, etc. of an island (also refuge (British English), traffic island British and North American English) an area in the middle of a road where you can stand and wait for cars to go past until it is safe for you to cross交通岛（供行人避让车辆） see also safety island a kitchen unit with a worktop (= a flat surface for preparing food on), placed in the middle of the room with access from all sides带有工作台（= 用于准备食物的平坦表面）的厨房单元，放置在房间中央，可从各个方向进入 Their kitchen is huge, with an island and space for a small dining area.他们的厨房很大，有一个岛和一个小用餐区的空间。 Topics Houses and homesc2 Word OriginOld English īegland, from īeg ‘island’ (from a base meaning ‘watery, watered’) + land. The change in the spelling of the first syllable in the 16th cent. was due to association with the unrelated word isle.
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