英语释义

• an island in the north Atlantic

• breed of very large heavy usually black dogs developed in Newfoundland; highly intelligent and vigorous swimmers

片语

Newfoundland EnglishNewfoundland English is a name for several accents and dialects of English found in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Most of these differ substantially from the English commonly spoken elsewhere in Canad

Sheraton Newfoundland纽芬兰喜来登酒店

HMS NewfoundlandHMS Newfoundland was a Crown Colony-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. Named after Newfoundland, she fought in the Second World War and was later sold to the Peruvian Navy.

Newfoundland Estate纽芬兰村

Newfoundland Government加拿大纽芬兰和拉布拉多

newfoundland rise纽芬兰海丘

Eastern Newfoundland纽芬兰东部

newfoundland basin纽芬兰海盆

英汉例句

• At the end we hope to have a balanced answer to our question: can what happened in Newfoundland repeat itself?

  最后希望我们的问题有个周全的答案：在纽芬兰所发生的会重演吗？

• Over dinner with a couple from St John「s, the talk turns to why Newfoundland joined Canada.

  吃饭的时候碰到一对儿圣约翰来的夫妇，我们的谈话就转到了为什么纽芬兰加入加拿大的问题。

• Many Canadians see Newfoundland as the poor man of confederation, where unemployment always soars above the national average and whose people depend on the largesse of their fellow countrymen.

  很多加拿大人认为纽芬兰是联邦中的贫穷的小兄弟，失业率总是高于全国品均水平，人们依赖全国人民的施舍而生活。

• Indeed, the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary recently employed the technique to help home in on the age of another homicide victim.

  事实上，纽芬兰皇家警察局最近采用了该项技术，帮助推算出另一位被害人的年龄。

• In 1933, Canada」s Banks threatened to suspend lending to Newfoundland because of concern about its creditworthiness.

  1933年，由于担心纽芬兰的信用可靠性，加拿大各大银行曾威胁要暂停对其放贷。

• Tourists often return from Newfoundland impressed by people's warmth and hospitality.

  从纽芬兰旅游回来的人，对当地人的热情好客印象深刻。

• As we circle to head westward toward the mainland, I can see the unofficial flag of Newfoundland still flying over the harbour.

  当我们盘旋后向西方的大陆飞去时，我能看到纽芬兰非官方旗帜依然在港口上空飘扬。

• In 1969, the federal government allowed Quebec sole control of hydroelectric-power purchases at the American border, forcing Newfoundland to buy power from its neighbour at punitive rates.

  1969年，联邦政府同意魁北克单独控制美国边界上水电的买卖，迫使纽芬兰以极其昂贵的价格从这个邻居购买电力。

• Newfoundland offers spectacular scenery, and is near major cities in Europe and North America, all of which should produce a large tourism industry.

  纽芬兰有着壮观的景色，并且离欧洲和北美的很多大城市很近，所有这些都应该有助于庞大的旅游业的开发。

• The bacteria-like creatures, which were found in sediment cores extracted by a ship off the coast of Newfoundland in Canada, are able to survive extreme pressure and temperatures of up to 100C.

  加拿大纽芬兰海边的一艘勘探船从沉积巖中把它们给弄了上来，这些细菌样的生物可以承受巨大的压力和超过100摄氏度的高温。

• One of its columnists reminds readers that 2007 is a special anniversary: 100 years ago, Newfoundland was granted dominion status by Britain.

  其中有篇专栏文章提醒读者2007年是一个特殊的周年纪念日：100年前，纽芬兰从英国获得了自治领地位。

• Each party brought something to the table: Newfoundland brought its resources; in return Canada agreed to smooth out the rough times with unemployment insurance, pensions and other social programs.

  每一方都给谈判桌带来一些东西：纽芬兰带来自己的资源；作为回报，加拿大同意在艰难时期解决失业保险、养老金和其他社会问题。

• There sits Newfoundland, which has its own time zone (NST: Newfoundland Standard Time), three and a half hours behind Greenwich Mean Time and half an hour ahead of eastern mainland Canada.

  那就是纽芬兰，有自己的时区（纽芬兰标準时间），比格林尼治标準时间晚三个半小时，比加拿大东部大陆标準时间早半小时。

• WHEN John Cabot dropped anchor off the coast of Newfoundland in 1497, his crew reported that they needed only to dip a bucket into the water to catch cod.

  1497年，当约翰·卡博特的船在纽芬兰岛海岸靠岸时，据他的船员称，他们只需把一个水桶沉入海里就能捞到鳕鱼了。

• Newfoundland turned to London for help, and the government dispatched a royal commission to study the problem.

  纽芬兰转而向伦敦求助，于是英国政府派遣了一个皇家调查委员会来调查这个问题。

• Cod in Newfoundland was gone and has not returned to this day.

  纽芬兰没有了鳕鱼，而且鳕鱼至今没有回归。

• Others admit that Newfoundland has a history of financial mismanagement and spectacular boondoggles.

  其他人承认纽芬兰曾经有过一段金融管理失误和效率低下、主次不分的历史。

• English colonial expansion began with the colonization of Newfoundland in 1583. By 1900 Britain had built up a big empire, 「on which the sun never set」.

  英国殖民扩张始于1583年纽芬兰的殖民化，到1900年，英国已经建立了「太阳永不落」的大英帝国。