peninsula

英 [pəˈnɪnsjələ]

美 [pəˈnɪnsələ]

n.  半岛

复数：peninsulas　

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牛津词典

noun

• 半岛
  an area of land that is almost surrounded by water but is joined to a larger piece of land
  1. the Iberian peninsula (= Spain and Portugal)
     伊比利亚半岛

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 半岛
  Apeninsulais a long narrow piece of land which sticks out from a larger piece of land and is almost completely surrounded by water.
  1. ...the political situation in the Korean peninsula...
     朝鲜半岛的政治局势
  2. I had walked around the entire peninsula.
     我走遍了整个半岛。

英英释义

noun

• a large mass of land projecting into a body of water

双语例句

• A peninsula of southwest Asia between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.
  阿拉伯半岛亚洲西南部的一个半岛，位于红海与波斯湾之间。
• The mechanism of the effect on the South China Sea summer monsoon of the Indo-China Peninsula is also discussed.
  同时还就中南半岛影响南海夏季风建立和维持的机制进行了讨论。
• Quiberon is set on an eight-mile peninsula.
  基伯龙位于一个8英里大小的半岛上。
• Physical geography: located in southwest asia, north-east of the Arabian peninsula.
  自然地理：位于亚洲西南部，阿拉伯半岛东北部。
• I had walked around the entire peninsula.
  我走遍了整个半岛。
• A peninsula in eastern Siberia; between Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk.
  苏联东北部的一个半岛；位于白令海和鄂霍次克海之间。
• During their talks, Kim Dae-jung introduced the recent situation of the Korean Peninsula.
  在会谈中，金大中介绍了最近的朝鲜半岛形势。
• The "Declaration" has played an active role in easing tensions in the Korean Peninsula.
  这一《宣言》对缓和朝鲜半岛紧张局势起到了积极作用。
• It is difficult to imagine how the North and South could ever agree on a formula to unify the divided peninsula.
  很难想象南北双方在统一半岛的方案上究竟怎样才能达成一致。
• The pearl and pebble necklaces are a peculiarity of the peninsula.
  珍珠和卵石项链是半岛的一个特色。