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

• 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。
• A large landmass, such as Greenland, that is smaller than a continent.
  幅员广阔，但小于洲的一块大陆，如格陵兰。
• Antarctica is the earth's coldest landmass.
  南极洲是地球上最冷的大陆。
• He proposed that the present continents once comprised one large landmass which he named Pangaea.
  他提出目前的大陆以前是连在一起的一个巨大陆块，他把这个陆块称为联合古陆。
• Many geographers now call this landmass Eurasia.
  许多地理学家现在把这块陆地叫作欧亚大陆。
• The example Beverley Darkin gives of water is an area where local solutions in China and Europe can be shared and give a sense of complementary action at each end of the huge Eurasian landmass.
  贝弗利达金所举的水的例子表明中国和欧洲可以分享一些地方上的解决方案，在辽阔的欧亚大陆上进行互补性的合作。
• 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；
• 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 entire landmass of the country is 378,000 sq. kilometers, an area smaller than that of California.
  日本土地总面积为37.8万平方公里，比美国加利福尼亚州的面积还小。
• 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。