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  1. Insular
    adj. 孤立的；与世隔绝的；海岛的；岛民的
  2. Island
    岛
  3. Peninsula
    半岛
  4. Islet
    小岛
  5. Marine
      • adj. 船舶的；海生的；海产的；航海的，海运的
      • n. 海运业；舰队；水兵；（海军）士兵或军官
  6. Maritime
    mæritaim
    adj. 海的；海事的；沿海的；海员的
  7. Moist

    mɔist
    • adj. 潮湿的；多雨的；含泪的
    • n. 潮湿
  8. Ledge

    ledʒ
    壁架；突出之部份；暗礁；矿层
  9. Oasis

    əu'eisis, 'əuəsis
    绿洲；舒适的地方；令人宽慰的事物
  10. Tide
    • n. 趋势，潮流；潮汐
    • vt. 随潮漂流
  11. Ebb
    • n. 衰退；退潮；衰落
    • vi. 衰退；减少；衰落；潮退
  12. Continent
      • n. 大陆，洲，陆地
      • adj. 自制的，克制的
  13. Terrestrial

    ti'restriəl, tə
      • adj. 地球的；陆地的，[生物] 陆生的；人间的
      • n. 陆地生物；地球上的人
  14. Outskirts

    autskə:t]
    郊区，市郊
  15. Region
    Zone,area
  16. Endemic

    en'demik
      • adj. 地方性的；风土的
      • n. 地方病
  17. Cosmopolitan

    kɔzmə'pɔlitən
    • adj. 世界性的；世界主义的，四海一家的
    • n. 四海为家者；世界主义者；世界各地都有的东西
  18. Subterrane

    sʌbtərein
    n. 下层；地下室，洞穴；表层下基岩
  19. Subterranean
    Adj,underground
  20. Cavern
        2. any large dark enclosed space
    • "his eyes were dark caverns"
        2. a large cave or a large chamber in a cave


      • n. 洞穴；凹处
      • vt. 挖空；置…于洞穴中
  21. Flaw

    flɔ
    • n. 瑕疵，裂纹；缺点；一阵狂风
    • vt. 使无效；使破裂，使有缺陷
    • vi. 生裂缝，变的有缺陷
  22. cleft

    kleft
    • adj. 分裂的；劈开的
    • n. 裂缝；龟裂
    • v. 劈开；分开（cleave的过去式和过去分词）
  23. Crevice

    krevis
    n. 裂缝；裂隙
  24. Gap
        2. a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
    • "gap between income and outgo"
    • 同义词: spread
        2. an open or empty space in or between things
    • "the explosion made a gap in the wall"
    • 同义词: opening
        2. a narrow opening

    • 同义词: crack
        2. a pass between mountain peaks

    • 同义词: col
        2. a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations

        2. an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
    • "there was a gap in his account"
    • 同义词: break | interruption | disruption

        • v.
        2. make an opening or gap in

    同义词: breach


      • n. 间隙；缺口；空白
      • vi. 裂开
      • vt. 使成缺口
  25. Equator

    i'kweitə
    n. 赤道
  26. Longitude
        • n.
        2. the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich
  27. Latitude
        2. the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself

        2. freedom from normal restraints in conduct
    • "allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money"
        2. an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator

    • 同义词: line of latitude | parallel of latitude | parallel
      2. scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction
  28. Altitude
        2. elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface
    • "the altitude gave her a headache"
    • 同义词: height
        2. the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to opposite vertex (or side if parallel)

        2. angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

    • 同义词: elevation | EL | ALT
    • n. 高地；高度；[数] 顶垂线；（等级和地位等的）高级
  29. Meridian
      • adj. 子午线的；最高点的
      • n. [天] 子午线，[天] 经线；顶点
  30. Subsidiary

    səb'sidiəri
      • adj. 附属的；辅助的
      • n. 子公司；辅助者

    [ 复数 subsidiaries ]
  31. Antarctic
      • adj. 南极的；[地理] 南极地带的
      • n. 南极洲；南极地区
  32. Arctic
    • adj. 北极的；极寒的
    • n. 北极圈；御寒防水套鞋
  33. Coastland
    n. 沿海地区
  34. Hemisphere

    ['hemi,sfiə
    n. 半球
  35. contour

    kɔntuə
    OutlineOutline,profile
  36. Horizon

    hə'raizən
    n. [天] 地平线；视野；眼界；范围
  37. Lowland
    • n. 低地；苏格兰低地
    • adj. 低地的；苏格兰低地的
  38. Plain
    • plain [plein]
        • n.
        2. extensive tract of level open land
    • "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"
    • 同义词: field | champaign
        2. a basic knitting stitch

    同义词: knit | knit stitch | plain stitch

        • v.
        2. express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
    • "My mother complains all day"
    • 同义词: complain | kick | sound off | quetch | kvetch

        • adj.
        2. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
    • "made his meaning plain" , "it is plain that he is no reactionary" , "in plain view"
    • 同义词: apparent | evident | manifest | patent | unmistakable
        2. not elaborate or elaborated; simple
    • "plain food" , "stuck to the plain facts" , "a plain blue suit" , "a plain rectangular brick building"
        2. lacking patterns especially in color

    • 同义词: unpatterned
        2. not mixed with extraneous elements
    • "plain water"
    • 同义词: sheer | unmingled | unmixed
        2. free from any effort to soften to disguise
    • "the plain and unvarnished truth"
    • 同义词: unvarnished
        2. lacking embellishment or ornamentation
    • "a plain hair style"
    • 同义词: bare | spare | unembellished | unornamented
        2. lacking in physical beauty or proportion
    • "a plain girl with a freckled face"
    • 同义词: homely

        • adv.
        2. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
    • "You are plainly wrong" , "he is plain stubborn"
    • 同义词: obviously | evidently | manifestly | patently | apparently | plainly

    英英释义内容来源于：WordNet
  39. Strait
      • adj. 狭窄的；苦恼的
      • n. 海峡；困境
  40. ChannelChannel
    Strait
  41. Valley
    山谷
  42. Volcano

    vɔl'keinəu
    火山
  43. Plateau

    plætəu
      • n. 高原；稳定水平；托盘；平顶女帽
      • vi. 达到平衡；达到稳定时期

    [ 复数 plateaus或plateaux 过去式 plateaued 过去分词 plateaued 现在分词 plateauing ]
  44. Basin

    beisən
    水池；流域；盆地
  45. Navigation
    • 航海
        2. the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place

    • 同义词: pilotage | piloting
        2. ship traffic
    • "the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts"
        2. the work of a sailor

    同义词: seafaring | sailing
  46. Ranges
      • n. 量程，范围；山脉（range的复数）
      • v. 延伸（range的第三人称单数）；排列；把…分类
  47. Salinity

    salinity [sei'linəti, sə-]

      盐度；盐分；盐
    • Sediment
      • sediment ['sedimənt]
          • n.
          2. matter that has been deposited by some natural process

      同义词: deposit

          • v.
          2. deposit as a sediment

          2. settle as sediment


      • 英英释义内容来源于：WordNet
      • n. 沉积；沉淀物
    • Elevation
      Altitude
    • Formation
          • n.
          2. an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
      • "a defensive formation" , "a formation of planes"
          2. a particular spatial arrangement

          2. the fabrication of something in a particular shape

      • 同义词: shaping
          2. the act of forming something

      • 同义词: constitution | establishment | organization | organisation
          2. (geology) the geological features of the earth

      • 同义词: geological formation
          2. natural process that causes something to form
      • "the formation of gas in the intestine" , "the formation of crystals" , "the formation of pseudopods"
          2. creation by mental activity
      • "the formation of sentences" , "the formation of memories"

      • 英英释义内容来源于：WordNet
      • 形成；构造；编队
    • Geothermy
      地热
    • Terrain
          • n.
          2. a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential
      • "they decided to attack across the rocky terrain"

      n. [地理] 地形，地势；领域；地带
    • Topography
      n. 地势；地形学；地志
    • Tropical
        2. relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
        adj. 热带的；热情的；酷热的
    • Temperate
      • adj. 温和的；适度的；有节制的
      • temperate ['tempərit]
          • adj.
          2. (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate
      • "a temperate region" , "the temperate zones" , "temperate plants"
          2. not extreme in behavior
      • "temperate in his habits" , "a temperate response to an insult" , "temperate in his eating and drinking"
          2. not extreme
      • "temperate in his response to criticism"
      • 同义词: moderate

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