on an island
表示位于岛上时，介词用 on；说在某个岛上也常用 on the island。
They live on a small island off the coast.
他们住在一个离海岸不远的小岛上。
孤岛；与周围截然不同的地方或事物；安全岛；交通岛；厨房中岛；独立台面；半岛；舰岛
A piece of land completely surrounded by water, smaller than a continent.
一块连续的陆地,面积小于大陆,完全被水环绕。
A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.
被水环绕的陆地(比大陆小)
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
一块连续的陆地,面积小于大陆,部分被水环绕；半岛；半岛。
A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, partially surrounded by water; a peninsula; a half-island.
类似岛屿的区域或地带
a zone or area resembling an island
被与其自身截然不同的其他实体所包围的实体。
An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself.
航空母舰甲板上的上层建筑。
A superstructure on an aircraft carrier's deck.
安全岛(交通岛)。
A traffic island.
不连接墙壁或其他家具、可从任何一侧使用的长凳、柜台等。
A bench, counter, etc., that is not connected to a wall or other furniture and which can be used from any side.
完全被一个或多个建制地区包围的非建制地区。
An unincorporated area wholly surrounded by one or more incorporated areas.
一个短语,从中提取疑问词会导致语法无效。
A phrase from which a wh-word cannot be extracted without yielding invalid grammar.
We took a ferry to the small island and walked around the harbor.
我们坐渡轮去了那个小岛，绕着港口走了一圈。
用法提示：island 作名词，意为“岛”，指被水环绕的陆地。
The island is famous for its volcanic beaches and hiking trails.
这个岛以火山沙滩和徒步小径而闻名。
用法提示：island 作名词，表示“岛屿”，在句中作主语。
Many birds nest on this island every spring.
每年春天许多鸟在这个岛上筑巢。
用法提示：island 作名词，意为“岛屿”，作介词 on 的宾语。
表示位于岛上时，介词用 on；说在某个岛上也常用 on the island。
They live on a small island off the coast.
他们住在一个离海岸不远的小岛上。
此为比喻用法，指被截然不同的事物包围的一小块区域或一种氛围。
The little bookshop was an island of calm in the busy city.
在繁忙的城市里，这家小书店是一片宁静之地。
用于称呼以岛屿形式存在的特定地方，地名前加 the island of。
We spent a week on the island of Sicily.
我们在西西里岛上待了一周。
traffic island、safety island 等为复合名词，指道路上供行人停留的安全岛。
Wait on the traffic island until the light turns green.
在安全岛上等绿灯亮了再走。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many island in the Pacific Ocean.
正确表达There are many islands in the Pacific Ocean.
汉语名词没有单复数形态变化,'很多岛'里的'岛'不需要任何标记;但英语的 island 是可数名词,前面有 many 表示复数时必须用复数形式 islands,many 后面不能接单数可数名词。
grammar · medium
易错句子Hainan is island in the south of China.
正确表达Hainan is an island in the south of China.
汉语表示'是某类事物'时不需要冠词,所以学习者常把'海南是岛'直译成 is island;但英语可数名词单数在泛指'一座岛'时必须带不定冠词,且 island 以元音音素 /aɪ/ 开头,要用 an 而不是 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子We arrived the island at noon.
正确表达We arrived on the island at noon.
汉语'到达岛上'把处所直接放在动词之后,不用介词;但 arrive 是不及物动词,不能直接带地点宾语,必须加介词,岛被看作可以立足其上的平面,所以用 arrive on the island。
荒岛；无人居住的热带小岛
The shipwrecked sailors were stranded on a desert island.
遭遇海难的水手们被困在一座荒岛上。
岛国
Japan is an island nation in East Asia.
日本是东亚的一个岛国。
偏远的岛屿
Only a few families live on this remote island.
只有几户人家住在这座偏远的岛上。
热带岛屿
They spent their honeymoon on a tropical island.
他们在—座热带岛屿上度过了蜜月。
交通岛；安全岛
Wait on the traffic island until the light turns green.
在安全岛上等到绿灯再走。
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We went island hopping around the Greek Islands last summer.
去年夏天我们在希腊群岛间跳岛游玩。