reef
英 [riːf]
美 [riːf]
n. 礁; 礁脉; 缩帆部; 帆的可收缩部
v. 收帆; 卷起缩帆部; 叠起缩帆部
复数：reefs 现在分词：reefing 过去分词：reefed 过去式：reefed 第三人称单数：reefs
Collins.1 / BNC.6734 / COCA.6352
牛津词典
noun
- 礁；礁脉
a long line of rocks or sand near the surface of the sea- a coral reef
珊瑚礁
- a coral reef
- 缩帆部；帆的可收缩部
a part of a sail that can be tied or rolled up to make the sail smaller in a strong wind
verb
- 收帆；卷起缩帆部；叠起缩帆部
to make a sail smaller by tying or rolling up part of it
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 礁;礁脉
Areefis a long line of rocks or sand, the top of which is just above or just below the surface of the sea.- An unspoilt coral reef encloses the bay.
未受破坏的珊瑚礁环绕在海湾周围。
- An unspoilt coral reef encloses the bay.
英英释义
noun
- one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind
- a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
verb
- reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef
- roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area
- lower and bring partially inboard
- reef the sailboat's mast
双语例句
- An atoll is a circular reef surrounding a lagoon.
环礁是环绕着一个泻湖的环形礁石。 - With great difficulty, the fisherman manoeuvred his small craft close to the reef
渔夫费了很大的劲才把他的小船划到暗礁旁。 - The scuba diver submerged and swarm toward a coral reef.
戴着呼吸器的潜水员潜入水底，朝珊瑚礁游了过去。 - Oman: Muscat beaches-all beaches in the area are incredible, and the coastline offers many of the best coral reefs west of the Great Barrier Reef.
阿曼：马斯喀特海滩-在该地区的所有海滩都令人难以置信，和海岸线提供了一个最好的珊瑚礁大堡礁西方很多。 - Poor water quality in Great Barrier Reef suffered a loss in coral biodiversity and an increase in seaweed cover.
澳洲大堡礁低劣水质降低了珊瑚多样性，增加了海藻数量。 - And this one is a photo of a shark that I saw on the Great Barrier Reef.
这是一张我在大堡礁看到的鲨鱼的照片。 - This tiny tropical island is girdled round with a coral reef.
这个热带小岛周围长满了珊瑚礁。 - An unspoilt coral reef encloses the bay.
未遭破坏的珊瑚礁环绕着海湾。 - The ship was wrecked on the hidden reef.
那艘船撞到暗礁沉没了。 - Inhabit reef flats as well as shallow lagoon and seaward reefs.
栖息于礁石平台以及舄湖浅滩与临海礁石。