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

• The north's push to make the zones work coincides with an easing in tensions on the divided peninsula and tentative signs of detente between Pyongyang and washington.
  朝鲜努力使经济特区得以运作，这可以缓解朝鲜半岛的紧张局势，同时也是在试探性地缓和平壤和华盛顿间的关系。
• 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。
• A peninsula in northern Siberia.
  西伯利亚北部的一个半岛。
• All the attractions of the peninsula beckon
  半岛上的各处景点无不令人心驰神往。
• 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。
• A country in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula.
  亚洲东南部的一个国家，包括马来半岛的南部和婆罗洲岛的北部。
• Am telling you about a peaceful peninsula.
  我将告诉你一个安宁的半岛。
• 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。
• 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 Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia are shrouded in instability and uncertainty.
  朝鲜半岛和东北亚地区局势存在诸多不稳定和不确定因素。