| 单词 | continent |
| 释义 | Word family noun continent adjective continental intercontinental transcontinental Related topics: Geographycon·ti·nent1 /ˈkɒntɪnənt $ ˈkɑːn-/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1 SGa large mass of land surrounded by sea 洲；大洲；大陆 the continents of Asia and Africa 亚洲及非洲大陆2. the Continent British English old-fashionedSG Western Europe, not including the British Isles 〔不包括不列颠群岛在内的〕西欧大陆Examples from the Corpuscontinent• Clearly the object is no actual island or continent, nor a landscape of any kind.• Billions of dollars have been pumped into the continent.• The history of the continents has moved along a repeating loop of rifting, mountain building and then rifting again.• They are mainly seen in pub gardens and street cafes on the continent to offer shade and add colour.• It is not, however, as clear-cut in this country as it is on the continent.• This tremendous outpouring can still be found upon the continents on both sides of the break.• the continent of Australasia• The continents sit on shifting plates that form the outer crust of the Earth; and the oceans fill the spaces in between.• As a species, indeed, it may be in less danger than three other kites which also occur on this continent.Related topics: Illness & disabilitycontinent2 adjective 1. MI medical able to control your bowels and bladder 有排便节制力的 OPP incontinent2. SYSEX/HAVE SEX WITH old-fashioned able to control your sexual desires 禁欲的，节制性欲的From Longman Business Dictionarycontinentcon‧ti‧nent /ˈkɒntənəntˈkɑːn-/ noun [countable]1one of the seven large masses of land in the worldthe continents of Asia and Africa2the Continent British English used to refer to Western Europe not including BritainThere is now greater co-operation with Customs Officers on the Continent.Origin continent1 (1500-1600) Latin continens “continuous area of land”, from continere; → CONTAIN continent2 (1300-1400) Latin present participle of continere; → CONTAINcon·ti·nent1 nouncontinent2 adjectiveChineseSyllable sea mass a large land Corpus of surrounded by Business |
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