island

n.岛，岛屿

vt.使孤立

noun

1. 岛
   a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water
2. 岛
   a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water

n. 岛；岛屿；安全岛；岛状物 adj. 岛的 vt. 孤立；使成岛状 n. (Island)人名；(英)艾兰

名词复数形式:islands

island 岛

来自古英语igland,岛，来自ieg,水，水中的陆地，来自PIE*akwa,水，词源同aquatic,aquarium，land,陆地。拼写受isle影响俗化。

1. The island may be reached by boat from the mainland.
   这个岛屿可以从大陆乘小船到达。
2. Only a short campaign took place in Puerto Rico, but after the war Spain ceded the island to America
   在波多黎各的战事很短暂；但是战争结束后，西班牙将该岛屿割让给了美国。
3. He was his distant relative, as was everyone else on the island, come to think of it
   哦，对了，他是他的远亲，岛上的其他人也是。
4. A storm moved directly over the island, demolishing buildings and flooding streets
   暴风雨径直席卷该岛，摧毁了建筑，淹没了街道。
5. After a failed military offensive, all government troops and police were withdrawn from the island.
   在一次军事进攻失败之后，所有政府军和警察均从岛上撤离了。
6. The conflict in the North and East of the island was a fight to the finish.
   该岛北部和东部的冲突是一场你死我活的斗争。
7. We rowed ashore, then explored the island on foot for the rest of the day.
   我们划船到了岸边，之后余下的时间步行在岛上探险。
8. We haven't any shops on the island
   我们岛上什么店铺都没有。
9. The island's social hub is the Cafe Sport
   该岛的社交中心是“体育咖啡馆”。
10. He was the most important person on the island.
    他是岛上最有声望的人。
11. We spent a day on Caldey Island.
    我们在科尔迪岛上度过了一天。
12. We can't kick them off the island.
    我们不能把他们从岛上赶走。
13. Unst is the most northerly island in the British Isles
    安斯特岛是不列颠群岛中最北的一个。
14. The island is presently uninhabited
    这座岛屿目前无人居住。
15. The island is covered with seabirds.
    岛上到处都是海鸟。
16. He was shipwrecked after visiting the island
    他在到那个岛上观光后就遭遇了海难。
17. The ancient province of Satsuma lies in the southernmost part of the Japanese island of Kyushu.
    古老的萨摩省位于日本九州岛最南端。
18. They stayed at several of the island's top tourist spots
    他们在岛上最著名的几处旅游景点作了停留。
19. The boat was hit by a squall north of the island.
    船在岛的北边遇到了狂飑。
20. The island is a staging-post for many visiting yachts on their way south.
    该岛是很多观光游艇南行途中的一个补给站。
21. The island is of strategic importance to France.
    该岛对法国来说具有重要的战略意义。
22. James struck up a friendship with a small boy who owned a pony on the island.
    詹姆斯和小岛上一个养了一匹小马的小男孩儿交上了朋友。
23. He was her distant relative, as was everyone else on the island, come to think of it
    想起来了，他和岛上的其他人一样，都是她的远亲。
24. Islanders have campaigned for the abolition of one of the three tiers of municipal power on the island.
    岛上居民发起一场运动，要求废除岛上三级市政管理层中的一级。
25. It is unclear how much popular support they have among the island's population
    目前还不清楚他们在岛上的民众中间有多高的支持率。
26. Half of the island's population has no usable English.
    这座岛上的居民有一半无法用英语交流。
27. Defoe skilfully narrated the adventures of Robinson Crusoe on his desert island.
    笛福生动地叙述了鲁滨逊·克鲁索在荒岛上的冒险故事。
28. Japan is an island country.
    日本是个岛国。
29. The bridge joins the island to the mainland.
    这座大桥把小岛和大陆衔接起来。
30. He asked them to discontinue flights over the island.
    他要求他们停止在该岛上空飞行。