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on the mainland
mainland前通常加定冠词the。
They live on the mainland.
他们住在主岛上。
大陆；本土
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大陆；本土
the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
They live on the mainland.
他们住在主岛上。
大陆；与岛屿或半岛相区别的主要陆地。
The continent; the principal land, as distinguished from islands or a peninsula.
群岛中的主要岛屿
The principal island of a group.
The mainland is connected to the island by a bridge.
大陆通过一座桥与岛屿相连。
He moved from the island to the mainland for better job opportunities.
他从岛上搬到大陆寻求更好的工作机会。
The wildlife on the mainland differs from that on the island.
大陆上的野生动物与岛上的不同。
mainland前通常加定冠词the。
They live on the mainland.
他们住在主岛上。
These goods come from the mainland.
这些货物来自大陆。
He traveled to the mainland.
他去了大陆。
Not this
He lives on mainland.
Use this
He lives on the mainland.
“mainland”作名词时，通常需要加定冠词the，表示“本土、大陆”。错误句子缺少the，导致语法不完整。
Not this
Australia is a mainland.
Use this
Australia is a continent.
“mainland”指一国或一洲的主要陆地部分，与岛屿相对，而“continent”指大洲。澳大利亚是一个大洲，不是“a mainland”。
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中国大陆
Mainland China has a population of over 1.4 billion.
中国大陆有超过14亿人口。
欧洲大陆
They traveled from the UK to mainland Europe by ferry.
他们乘渡轮从英国前往欧洲大陆。
中国内地
The Chinese mainland has a diverse range of cultures.
中国内地有多样化的文化。
大陆领土
The island is separated from the mainland territory by a strait.
该岛与大陆领土之间隔着一道海峡。
中国大陆的经济
Mainland China's economy has grown rapidly in recent decades.
中国大陆的经济在近几十年迅速增长。
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main（主要）+ land（陆地）→ 主要的大陆，区别于岛屿。
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Words ending in -land share the same spelling suffix but have different stressed vowels (e.g., /eɪ/ in mainland, /aɪ/ in island and highland, /oʊ/ in lowland, /ɑː/ in farmland, /ʊ/ in woodland, /æ/ in grassland). None of these common -land words rhyme with mainland because the stressed vowel and following sounds do not match.
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