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

• Theropods are mainly known from the ancient southern landmass, Gondwana.
  兽脚类主要产自远古的南方大陆&冈瓦纳古陆。
• He also did not anticipate running into a landmass before he reached the East Indies.
  在自己真的到达印度之前，他也没有意识到自己到达了一个新大陆。
• 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。
• Texas constitutes one-twelfth of the continental landmass of the United States.
  德克萨斯州占美国大陆面积的十二分之一。
• 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 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。
• Antarctica is the earth's coldest landmass.
  南极洲是地球上最冷的大陆。
• 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；
• Small genus of terrestrial orchids of North America and temperate Eurasia. Many geographers now call this landmass Eurasia.
  产于北美及欧亚大陆温带的一个陆生兰花小属。许多地理学家现在把这块陆地叫作欧亚大陆。
• 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。