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。
• You can see that Europe, Asia, and Africa are really one landmass.
  你可以看到，欧洲、亚洲及非洲实际上是一大块陆地。
• Melting ice and rising sea levels caused by climate change are likely to result in major changes to the worlds physical landmass during this century.
  冰川的消融、海平面的上升，这些因气候变化而产生的消极影响，有可能在本世纪引发地球陆地格局的重大变化。
• Through a series of aggressive buyout attempts and transactions, China has targeted Canada's resources and empty landmass.
  通过一系列激进的收购行动和交易，中国已经瞄准了加拿大的资源和空旷地皮。
• The principal landmass of a continent. She washed the floor with a rag.
  大陆大洲的主要陆地板块她用一块旧布擦地板。
• These findings imply that the zircons were once plentiful and came from a widespread source region, possibly a continental landmass.
  这些发现暗示，锆石的数量曾经很丰富，而且源自一片分布很广的地区，例如一个大陆陆块。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Just 0.4% of Hong Kong's landmass has so far been developed for commercial use.
  到目前为止香港陆地面积中仅有0.4%被开发用于商业用途。