landmass

英

美 [ˈlændˌmæs]

n.  陆块; 地块

复数：landmasses　

TOEFL

BNC.37990 / COCA.25228

英英释义

noun

• a large continuous extent of land
  Synonym:land mass

双语例句

• Antarctica is the earth's coldest landmass.
  南极洲是地球上最冷的大陆。
• These findings imply that the zircons were once plentiful and came from a widespread source region, possibly a continental landmass.
  这些发现暗示，锆石的数量曾经很丰富，而且源自一片分布很广的地区，例如一个大陆陆块。
• The largest landmass is usually divided into two "continents" along the Ural Mountains.
  习惯上说，地球上最大的一块陆地是沿着乌拉尔山脉分为两大洲的。
• The Permian period saw the creation of the supercontinent Pangaea, where shallow seas in and around the huge landmass offered a home to an abundance of life.
  二叠纪期间，看到创造了超盘古大陆，其中浅海和周围的巨大的地块提供了回家了丰富的生活。
• Millions of years ago all the southern continents formed a single landmass known as gondwanaland.
  数百万年前，南半球各洲组成了一个大陆，称为冈瓦纳大陆。
• Small genus of terrestrial orchids of North America and temperate Eurasia. Many geographers now call this landmass Eurasia.
  产于北美及欧亚大陆温带的一个陆生兰花小属。许多地理学家现在把这块陆地叫作欧亚大陆。
• You can see that Europe, Asia, and Africa are really one landmass.
  你可以看到，欧洲、亚洲及非洲实际上是一大块陆地。
• The Indian subcontinent detaching itself from Antarctica and sweeping across the Indian Ocean to its violent collision with Asia's landmass across the Himalayas;
  印度次大陆从南极洲脱离，漂过印度洋越过喜马拉雅山与亚洲陆块猛烈碰撞；
• Just 0.4% of Hong Kong's landmass has so far been developed for commercial use.
  到目前为止香港陆地面积中仅有0.4%被开发用于商业用途。
• The two landmasses are moving toward each other, as indicated by the red arrows, one landmass sliding under the other.
  两个大陆各自向对方移动，如红色箭头所示，一个大陆滑到另一个的上面。