英语释义

• the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix

片语

estuary facies港湾相

Shannon estuaryThe Shannon Estuary () is a large estuary where the River Shannon flows into the Atlantic Ocea The estuary has Limerick at its head and its seaward limits are marked by Loop Head to the north and Kerry Head to the south.

brackish estuary咸水河口

estuary cable过河电缆

estuary harbour河口港

Clyde Estuary克莱德河口

Seine estuary塞纳河口

river mouth[地理][水文] 河口

estuary carrier河口区航运船

estuary harbor河口港

kuala(Guala)（美、马来西亚、印度尼西亚）库娅娜（人名）

英汉例句

• the most heavily defended coast in the west is that on either side of the straits of dover, and next in order of strength are the seine estuary and the port of cherbourg.

  西部沿岸防御能力最强的地区是多佛尔海峡两侧，其次是塞纳河河口和瑟堡港。

• 1a flock of snipes flies over the yalu river estuary nature reserve in the border city of dandong, liaoning province.

  辽宁省边境城市丹东，鸭绿江河口自然保护区。 漫天的沙锥在其上空飞舞。

• though ocean waters are their primary habitat, these rays adapt well to captivity and, in the wild, can deal with the shifting salinities of estuary and wetland waters.

  牛鼻魟主要生活在海洋中，但在盐度变化的河口以及湿地中也能适应得很好。

• the severn estuary is an important habitat for birds; large barrages would destroy or damage much of it, as well as interfere with fish stocks in the river.

  塞文河口是鸟类的栖息地，而大型水坝会在很大程度上破坏或毁坏河口，这同样也会破坏河流中鱼群的生态环境。

• mr kerswill predicts that, by 2030, cockney-influenced estuary english will dominate most of the east and south-east, as londoners move out.

  克尔斯威尔（kerswill）先生预测到2030年为止，当伦敦人搬出时，伦敦东区土话影响的河口英语将主宰东部和东南部的大部分。

• and the 1, 000-megawatt london array in the outer thames estuary is projected to be completed in 2012.

  另外，泰晤士河口外面1000兆瓦的伦敦阵列风电场计划于2012竣工。

• fresh water from the parana and uruguay rivers collides with salt water from the south atlantic ocean in the muddy estuary of rìo de la plata.

  巴拉那河和乌拉圭河的淡水与来自南大西洋的海水在拉普拉塔泥泞的河口相互碰撞着。

• the missing youngsters went boating on the estuary after a birthday party. authorities have now abandoned rescue operations for recovery efforts, xinhua reported.

  当日，两人在参加完一个生日聚会后乘一个小充气皮划艇在渥太华河下水，警方表示，现在搜救工作已经变为搜寻尸体。

• the rance barrage works by blocking the entrance to the estuary of the rance river, where average difference between low and high tides is 26 feet (eight meters).

  兰斯拦河坝阻拦在兰斯河的河口，此处高潮与低潮之间的平均落差为26英尺（8米）。

• the estuary keeps the surrounding land rich and fertile and provides a natural habitat for a number of threatened species, including the rare la plata dolphin.

  这处河口为周边地区带来了肥沃而富饶的土地，同时也为多种濒危物种如数量稀少的拉普拉塔海豚提供了自然栖息地。

• in the 1970s britain toyed with the idea of building a big new airport in the thames estuary to the east of london.

  1970年代，英国提出在泰晤士河口到伦敦东部地区建设一个新的大机场。

• at the start of this year, he produced a study calling for either a four-runway hub airport on a new site in the estuary or increased capacity at existing airports nearby, such as gatwick or stansted.

  今年年初，他发起一项研究，提议要么在泰晤士河口另择新址修建一个四跑道的枢纽机场，要么扩大伦敦附近现有机场（如盖特威克机场或斯坦斯特德机场）的容量。

• with wind speeds of up to 125mph, cyclone klaus struck land at the point of the estuary of the river gironde, near bordeaux, then charged south-east to spain and across the mediterranean to italy.

  克劳斯飓风以高达每小时201公里速度沿着波尔多附近的吉伦特河口直扑大陆，然后掉转方向朝东南突袭西班牙，最后越过地中海横扫意大利。

相似词

river(River)人名；(英)里弗

marsh沼泽；湿地

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