estuary

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n. 河口, 港湾

发音

UK /ˈɛstjʊəɹi/
其它
UK /ˈɛst͡ʃʊəɹi/
UK /ˈɛst͡ʃəɹi/
US /ˈɛst͡ʃuˌɛɹi/

词形变化

estuaries 复数 estuaries

别名

æstuary

教材释义与例句

名词

河口；江口

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone.

    河口

    出海口

    入海口

  2. 2.

    An ocean inlet also fed by fresh river water.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

water body of water

下位词 1

firth

整体词 1

river

相关短语

Estuary English 河口英语 estuary seahorse estuary seahorses

词源

From Latin aestuarium (“creek”, “estuary of a river”).

来源：wiktionary