Word · Frequency #982
islands
/ˈaɪlənd/
verb
隔离；孤立
islands is the third person singular of island.
核心释义
to isolate
- 1.
用水包围；使成为岛屿
To surround with water; make into an island.
- 2.
点缀(如同)岛屿
To set, dot (as if) with islands.
- 3.
隔离
To isolate.
使成岛；用水环绕；点缀（如岛屿般）；用水包围；使成为岛屿；点缀(如同)岛屿；隔离
用法In use
The rising river islanded the old mill, cutting it off from the road.
用法提示：islanded 作动词过去式，表示‘用水环绕、使成岛’。
The meadow was islanded with clusters of wildflowers.
用法提示：islanded 作动词被动式，意为‘点缀（如同岛屿般）’。
The snowstorm islanded the mountain cabin, leaving us without power.
用法提示：islanded 作动词过去式，表示‘使隔离、孤立’。
island sth
及物动词，后接受事宾语，表示“使……成为岛屿、用水环绕”；也常用于被动语态。
Rising seas could island this low-lying farmland within a few decades.
海平面上升可能几十年内就会把这片低洼农田变成孤岛。
be islanded by sth
by 引出环绕或隔绝它的事物，强调被水包围、与外界隔开的状态。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- be islanded by water
- 被水围困，四周是水而与外界隔绝
- After the dam broke, the little hamlet was islanded by water.大坝决口后，这个小村庄被水围困，与外界隔绝了。
- islanded from the mainland
- 与大陆隔绝，形成孤岛
- During the storm the fishing village was islanded from the mainland.风暴期间，这个渔村与大陆隔绝，成了一座孤岛。
- island oneself from the world
- 把自己与尘世隔绝，隐居起来
- He islanded himself from the world in a cabin deep in the woods.他隐居在密林深处的小屋里，把自己与尘世隔绝开来。
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