landmass

英

美 [ˈlændˌmæs]

n.  陆块; 地块

复数：landmasses　

TOEFL

BNC.37990 / COCA.25228

英英释义

noun

• a large continuous extent of land
  Synonym:land mass

双语例句

• The recent geologic data show that it is the Archeozoic high-grade metamorphic terrain formed by the supracrustal rock-TTG rock series, that is different with the southern Longgang landmass.
  新近调查资料表明，它是由表壳岩-TTG岩系组成的一太古宙高级变质地体，并有别于南侧之龙岗陆块。
• He proposed that the present continents once comprised one large landmass which he named Pangaea.
  他提出目前的大陆以前是连在一起的一个巨大陆块，他把这个陆块称为联合古陆。
• He also did not anticipate running into a landmass before he reached the East Indies.
  在自己真的到达印度之前，他也没有意识到自己到达了一个新大陆。
• The entire landmass of the country is 378,000 sq. kilometers, an area smaller than that of California.
  日本土地总面积为37.8万平方公里，比美国加利福尼亚州的面积还小。
• Melting ice and rising sea levels caused by climate change are likely to result in major changes to the worlds physical landmass during this century.
  冰川的消融、海平面的上升，这些因气候变化而产生的消极影响，有可能在本世纪引发地球陆地格局的重大变化。
• This landmass lottery matters when negotiating iron ore contract prices.
  在铁矿石合同价格谈判中，这种板块方面的运气是有关系的。
• The Indian subcontinent detaching itself from Antarctica and sweeping across the Indian Ocean to its violent collision with Asia's landmass across the Himalayas;
  印度次大陆从南极洲脱离，漂过印度洋越过喜马拉雅山与亚洲陆块猛烈碰撞；
• Antarctica is the earth's coldest landmass.
  南极洲是地球上最冷的大陆。
• The largest landmass is usually divided into two "continents" along the Ural Mountains.
  习惯上说，地球上最大的一块陆地是沿着乌拉尔山脉分为两大洲的。
• Millions of years ago all the southern continents formed a single landmass known as gondwanaland.
  数百万年前，南半球各洲组成了一个大陆，称为冈瓦纳大陆。