continental shelf

英 [ˌkɒntɪˌnentəl ˈʃelf]

美 [ˌkɑːntɪˌnentəl ˈʃelf]

n.  大陆架

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牛津词典

noun

• 大陆架
  the area of land on the edge of a continent that slopes into the ocean

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 大陆架
  The continental shelfis the area which forms the edge of a continent, ending in a steep slope to the depths of the ocean.
  1. ...the deep water off the Continental Shelf.
     远离大陆架的深水水域

英英释义

noun

• the relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continent

双语例句

• But Chinasays its zone extends to the edge of the continental shelf, almost to Japan.
  而中方则认为其领海范围应延伸至其大陆架边缘，几乎逼近日本。
• Study of Internal Wave and Mixing on the Continental Shelf and Slope of the Northern South China Sea;
  南海北部陆架陆坡区内波与混合研究欧亚大陆北部的狼獾。
• Jppan Sea is a vast marginal sea and is surrounded by continental shelf.
  日本海是一个广阔的边缘海，四周被大陆架所围。
• The Dissemination Research and Identification of Tsunami in Sea Continental Shelf of East China
  海啸在东海大陆架传播的研究与识别
• Huge glaciers that stretch over the shallow continental shelf give birth to icebergs throughout the year.
  一年四季里，覆盖在浅层大陆架上的巨大冰川生成了众多冰山。
• The dumping of wastes or other matter into the internal sea and the territorial sea, onto the continental shelf and into other sea areas under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China;
  向中华人民共和国的内海、领海、大陆架和其他管辖海域倾倒废弃物和其他物质；
• She is examining species on the continental shelf.
  她正在对大陆架上的物种情况进行考察。
• Lithologic and magnetic characteristics and origin of shallow bore sediments on outer continental shelf of East China Sea
  东海外陆架浅孔沉积物的岩性和磁性特征及成因讨论
• Topographically, we may consider the coastal plain to be a terrestrial analog of the continental shelf.
  从地形角度讲我们可以把沿岸平原看成是大陆架在陆上的类似构造。
• The Study on the Equitable Principle in the Continental Shelf Delimitation;
  以此为基础，划界应适用并体现公平原则。