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atolls
环礁；环状珊瑚岛
atolls is the plural of atoll.
核心释义
atoll
- 1.
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。
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.
- 2.
由环绕潟湖的环形珊瑚礁构成的岛屿
an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon
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
用法In use
The small plane flew low over the atoll, giving us a clear view of the lagoon inside it.
用法提示：atoll 是名词，指环礁，句中作介词 over 的宾语。
Many atolls in the Pacific Ocean are formed from volcanic islands that have sunk beneath the sea.
用法提示：atolls 是 atoll 的复数形式，作主语，表示多个环礁。
Divers explored the coral reef around the atoll and found dozens of tropical fish.
用法提示：atoll 是名词，作介词 around 的宾语，指潜水员探索的区域中心。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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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