cay

/keɪ/

Meanings

noun

沙洲，珊瑚礁岛。

A small, low island largely made of sand or coral.

Examples :

"We took a boat to a small, sandy cay where we spent the day snorkeling and building sandcastles. "

我们乘船去了一个小小的沙洲，我们在那里浮潜、堆沙堡，度过了愉快的一天。

Related Words

snorkeling verb

/ˈsnɔːrkəlɪŋ/ /ˈsnɔːrkəlɪŋɡ/ /ˈsnɔːrkɪlɪŋ/ /ˈsnɔːrkɪlɪŋɡ/

浮潜，潜水。

"Before the picnic, we were snorkeling in the clear, shallow water. "

野餐之前，我们一直在清澈的浅水中浮潜。

building noun

/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/

建造，建设。

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

这座桥的建造工程将在几周内完工。

sand noun

/sænd/

沙，砂子

"The children played happily on the sandy beach. "

孩子们在铺满沙子的海滩上快乐地玩耍。

island noun

/ˈaɪ̯lənd/

岛屿，岛。

"My family took a trip to the island for a relaxing vacation. "

为了放松度假，我家去岛上旅行了一趟。

sandcastles noun

/ˈsændˌkæsəlz/ /ˈsændˌkɑːsəlz/

沙堡，沙雕。

"The children spent the afternoon building impressive sandcastles on the beach, decorating them with seashells. "

孩子们在沙滩上花了一整个下午的时间，用贝壳装饰，建造了令人印象深刻的沙堡。

where noun

/wɛə(ɹ)/ /wɛəɹ/

地方，场所

"A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how."

一篇好的文章会涵盖人物（谁）、事件（什么）、时间（何时）、地点（何地）、原因（为何）和方式（如何）。

largely adverb

[ˈlaːdʒ.li] [ˈlɑːdʒ.li] [ˈlɑɹdʒ.li]

主要地，大部分地

"The students' performance was largely positive this semester. "

这个学期学生的表现总体来说是积极的。

made noun

/meɪd/

蛆，幼虫

"The compost pile attracted many small, white made. "

堆肥里引来了很多白色的小蛆虫。

sandy adjective

/ˈsændi/

多沙的，含沙的

"The beach was sandy, so my feet were covered in fine sand after my walk. "

沙滩上到处都是沙子，所以我走了一圈后，脚上沾满了细沙。

spent verb

/ˈspɛnt/

花费，用掉。

"He spends far more on gambling than he does on living proper."

他花在赌博上的钱远远多于他正经生活的花费。

small noun

/smoːl/ /smɑl/ /smɔːl/ /smɔl/

腰部, 背部。

"The child's small was sore after carrying his heavy backpack to school. "

孩子背着沉重的书包去上学后，腰疼得厉害。

coral noun

/ˈkɒɹəl/ /ˈkɔɹəl/

珊瑚，珊瑚虫。

"The scuba diver pointed to the vibrant coral reef. "

潜水员指着那片色彩鲜艳的珊瑚礁。