中英互译
reef
英 /riːf/美 /riːf/
基本释义
- n.礁,暗礁,礁脉;(尤指含金的)矿脉;缩帆部,帆的可收缩部
- v.收帆,卷起缩帆部;缩短,收进(中桅,船首斜桁)
复数reefs
第三人称单数reefs
现在分词reefing
过去式reefed
过去分词reefed
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词语例句
礁,暗礁,礁脉cn.
六级An unspoiled coral reef encloses the bay.
一道完好的珊瑚礁围绕着海湾。
I would like to have seen more protection for coral reefs.
我希望珊瑚礁能得到更多保护。
Home to virgin reefs, rare sharks and vast numbers of exotic fish, the Coral Sea is a unique haven of biodiversity off the northeastern coast of Australia.
珊瑚海是澳大利亚东北海岸独特的生物多样性天堂,有未开发的珊瑚礁、稀有的鲨鱼和大量的外来鱼类。
(尤指含金的)矿脉cn.
There are some gold reefs nearby.
这附近有一些金矿脉。
收帆,卷起缩帆部vt.&vi.
The wind gets stronger and they have to reef the mainsail.
风越吹越大,他们不得不收起主帆。
- Our boat foundered on a reef.我们的船触礁沉没。来自《牛津词典》
- The island is encircled by a coral reef.这个岛周围都是珊瑚礁。来自《牛津词典》
- An unspoiled coral reef encloses the bay.未经破坏的珊瑚礁围绕着该海湾。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
相关短语
- coral reef珊瑚礁
- barrier reef堡礁;堤礁
- great barrier reef大堡礁
- reef limestone礁灰岩
- reef flat礁坪,浅石滩;平坦礁
- submerged reef暗礁
- coral reef珊瑚礁;珊瑚礁公寓
- great barrier reef大堡礁;澳大利亚的大堡礁;年夜堡礁
- Kingman Reef金曼礁;美国金曼礁
- reef knot平结;缩帆结
- Pacific Reef Heron岩鹭
词语扩展
词义分布
礁
47.5%
暗礁
25.9%
礁石
25.3%
缩帆
1.2%
英英释义
- n.a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
- n.a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese
- v.lower and bring partially inboard
- v.roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area
- v.reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef
词源
- reef礁,帆,缩帆,收帆来自中古英语 rif,礁,来自 Proto-Germanic*ribja,肋骨,礁,来自 PIE*rebh,覆盖,拱顶,词源 同 rib.引申词义帆,船帆。