island

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n. 岛, 岛屿, 孤立地区, 安全岛 vt. 使成岛状, 孤立

发音

UK
其它 /ˈaɪlənd/
US
IN /aj.læɳɖ/

词形变化

islands 复数 islands islanded islanding islands 三单 islanding 现在分词 islanded 过去式 islanded 过去分词

别名

isl isl. iland ylond ylelond yland

教材释义与例句

名词

岛；岛屿；安全岛；岛状物

a piece of land completely surrounded by water

动词

孤立；使成岛状

释义与例句

n. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.

  2. 2.

    A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, partially surrounded by water; a peninsula; a half-island.

    引申义

    Despite its name, Barry Island is actually a peninsula

  3. 3.

    An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself.

    The quiet library was an island of tranquility in the noisy, bustling city.

    an island of colors on a butterfly's wing

  4. 4.

    A superstructure on an aircraft carrier's deck.

  5. 5.

    A traffic island.

    the island in the middle of a roundabout

  6. 6.

    A roundabout; a traffic circle.

    引申义

    Dunton island, near Birmingham, is one of the most confusingly labelled islands in the U.K.

    In Coventry, you will often hear people say: “Turn right at the island”.

  7. 7.

    A bench, counter, etc., that is not connected to a wall or other furniture and which can be used from any side.

  8. 8.

    A bench, counter, etc., that is not connected to a wall or other furniture and which can be used from any side.

    Ellipsis of kitchen island.

    引申义
  9. 9.

    An unincorporated area wholly surrounded by one or more incorporated areas.

    政治
  10. 10.

    A phrase from which a wh-word cannot be extracted without yielding invalid grammar.

    语言学

    Adverbial subordinate clauses are islands for extraction: "They have a billion dollars of inventory that they don't know where *(it) is".

v.
  1. 1.

    To surround with water; make into an island.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To set, dot (as if) with islands.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To isolate.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 6

earth land ground zone dryland terra firma

下位词 6

isle barrier island islet kitchen island safety island traffic island

整体词 1

archipelago

相关短语

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词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Germanic *awjō Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą Proto-West Germanic *auwjuland Old English īeġland Middle English ilond English iland English island From earlier iland, from Middle English iland, yland, ylond, from Old English īeġland, from Proto-West Germanic *auwjuland, from Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą (from Proto-Germanic *awjō (“island, waterland, meadow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂) + *landą (“land”), equivalent to ey + land. Doublet of Öland. Cognate with Scots island, iland, yland (“island”), West Frisian eilân (“island”), Saterland Frisian Ailound (“island”), Dutch eiland (“island”), Low German Eiland (“island”), German Eiland (“island”), Swedish ö (“island”), Öland (“Sweden's second largest island”), Danish ø (“island”), Norwegian øy (“island”), øyland (“large island”), Icelandic eyland (“island”). The insertion of ⟨s⟩—a 16th century spelling modification—is due to a change in spelling to the unrelated term isle, which previously lacked s (cf. Middle English ile, yle). The re-addition was mistakenly carried over to include iland as well. Related also to German Aue (“water-meadow”), Latin aqua (“water”). More at ea.

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