"atolls" in Chinese (Simplified)
环礁
Definition
环礁是环状的珊瑚岛,环绕着环礁湖,通常出现在热带海洋中。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
属于科学或地理术语,主要用于讨论岛屿、海洋或气候。大多数环礁分布于太平洋和印度洋。在环境议题中很常见。
Examples
Many atolls are found in the Pacific Ocean.
许多**环礁**分布在太平洋。
Fish live in the warm waters around atolls.
鱼类生活在**环礁**周围的温暖水域。
People sometimes build homes on atolls.
人们有时会在**环礁**上建房。
Tourists love snorkeling in the crystal-clear lagoons inside atolls.
游客们喜欢在**环礁**内的清澈泻湖中浮潜。
Climate change puts many low-lying atolls at risk from rising sea levels.
气候变化让许多低海拔**环礁**面临海平面上升的风险。
Some of the world’s smallest countries are made up entirely of atolls.
世界上一些最小的国家完全由**环礁**组成。