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peninsula

/pəˈnɪn.ʃə.lə/ /pəˈnɪn.sjə.lə/ /pəˈnɪn.sə.lə/

Meanings
noun

半岛，陆连岛

A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.

Examples :

"Florida is a peninsula that extends into the Gulf of Mexico. "
佛罗里达州是一个半岛，像一条手臂一样伸入墨西哥湾。
geography place

Related Words

Illustration from

from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

来自，从。

"I got a letter from my brother."

我收到了一封我哥哥寄来的信。

Illustration that

that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

那个，那件事。

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

我姐姐带了几本书去图书馆，那本是关于恐龙的。

Illustration larger

larger adjective

/ˈlɑː.d͡ʒə/ /ˈlɑɹ.d͡ʒɚ/

更大，较大。

"Russia is a large country.   The fruit-fly has large eyes for its body size.   He has a large collection of stamps."

俄罗斯是个大国。果蝇就身体而言有很大的眼睛。他有大量的邮票收藏。

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

Illustration piece

piece noun

/piːs/

部分，块。

"I’d like another piece of pie."

我想要再来一块派。

Illustration into

into preposition

/ˈɪn.tuː/ /ˈɪn.tu/

进入，到...里面

"Mary danced into the house."

玛丽跳着舞进入了房子。

Illustration mass

mass noun

/mæs/

质量，物质。

"The mass of homework felt overwhelming. "

感觉家庭作业的量多得让人喘不过气。

Illustration projecting

projecting verb

/pɹəˈd͡ʒɛktɪŋ/

伸出，突出

"The shelf is projecting about a foot from the wall. "

那个架子从墙上伸出来大约一英尺。

Illustration gulf

gulf noun

/ɡʌlf/

深渊，鸿沟。

"The mine collapsed, creating a dangerous gulf in the earth. "

矿井塌陷了，在地面上形成了一个危险的深渊。

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extends verb

/ɛkˈstɛndz/

延伸，扩大。

"The company extends its office hours until 7 PM to handle the increased customer demand. "

为了应对顾客需求增加，公司将办公时间延长至晚上七点。

Illustration land

land noun

/lænd/

陆地，大地

"Most insects live on land."

大多数昆虫生活在陆地上。

Illustration water

water noun

/ˈwoːtə/ /ˈwɑtəɹ/ [woːʔɐ] [ˈwaːʈər] /ˈwoːtɘ/ /ˈwɔːtə/ /ˈwɔtəɹ/

水，水分，液体。

"By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen."

通过电的作用，水被分解成了它的两个组成部分，氧气和氢气。