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atoll
环礁；环状珊瑚岛
atoll
- 1.
A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform.
一种环状岛礁,由几乎或完全环绕泻湖的带状礁组成,礁坪上通常有一个或多个小岛。
- 2.
an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon
由环绕潟湖的环形珊瑚礁构成的岛屿
一种环状岛礁,由几乎或完全环绕泻湖的带状礁组成,礁坪上通常有一个或多个小岛。；由环绕潟湖的环形珊瑚礁构成的岛屿；环状珊瑚岛；环礁
In use
The small plane flew low over the atoll, giving us a clear view of the lagoon inside it.
Many atolls in the Pacific Ocean are formed from volcanic islands that have sunk beneath the sea.
Divers explored the coral reef around the atoll and found dozens of tropical fish.
a/an [adjective] atoll
atoll 是可数名词，可用形容词说明其类型或特征。
The island is a coral atoll.
这个岛是一个珊瑚环礁。
on an atoll
表示“在环礁上”时，介词用 on。
They built a research station on an atoll.
他们在一个环礁上建了研究站。
an atoll in [place]
用 in 引出环礁所在的海域或地区。
Connections
Collocations
- coral atoll
- 珊瑚环礁
- The diver explored the coral atoll.潜水员探索了珊瑚环礁。
- remote atoll
- 偏远环礁
- They sailed to a remote atoll in the Pacific.他们航行到太平洋一个偏远的环礁。
- Pacific atoll
- 太平洋环礁
- The Pacific atoll is home to many seabirds.这个太平洋环礁是许多海鸟的家园。
- atoll lagoon
- 环礁潟湖
- The atoll lagoon is crystal clear and warm.环礁潟湖清澈温暖。
- form an atoll
- 形成环礁
- Over millions of years, the sinking volcano formed an atoll.数百万年来，下沉的火山形成了环礁。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
环礁 atoll 像甜甜圈：环形珊瑚礁围着中间泻湖，空中看像一枚蓝色戒指。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：geography、marine science、travel 该词多用于地理或海洋相关话题，也常见于旅行描述，属于中性词汇，正式和日常场合都可以使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words is a true rhyme with 'atoll' as given (/ˈæˌtɑl/), whose primary stress is on the first syllable. 'Doll' /dɑl/ is the closest to the final syllable /tɑl/ but the stress pattern differs. 'Toll', 'poll', 'roll', 'control', and 'patrol' are spelling lookalikes that all end in /oʊl/ in General American, not /ɑl/.
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