中英互译
estuary
英 /ˈestʃuəri/美 /ˈestʃueri/
基本释义
- n.河口;江口
复数estuaries
IELTS
双语例句
- Sturgeon fishing has been pretty good in the estuary.鲟鱼捕捞在这个河口一直很好。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- The canal was built to connect Sheffield with the Humber estuary.修建这条运河是为了将设菲尔德和亨伯河河口连接起来。来自《牛津词典》
- The river opens up suddenly into a broad estuary.河面突然变宽,形成了一个宽阔的河湾。
网络短语
- estuary deposit河口沉积;河口湾沉积;河口泥沙;港湾沉积
- A Protected Estuary受保护的港湾
- estuary coast三角湾海岸;湾型海岸
- tidal estuary有潮河口
- Gironde Estuary吉伦特河口;波尔多地区吉伦河口;域吉伦河口;吉伦特河河口
词语扩展
n.
[地理][水文]河口;江口
词义分布
河口
84.7%
入海口
10.2%
河口湾
5.1%
英英释义
- n.the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix
- n.the wide part of a river where it meets the sea
河口
词源
- estuary河口来自PIE*aidh, 燃烧,沸腾,词源同edifice, ether. 因河口湍急的水流而得名。
- estuaryFrom Latin aestuarium (“creek”, “estuary of a river”).