英语词汇“peninsula”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	peninsula
释义	Trends of peninsula View usage for: peninsula (pənɪnsjʊlə) Word forms: plural peninsulas countable noun [oft in names] A peninsula is a long narrow piece of land which sticks out from a larger piece of land and is almost completely surrounded by water. I had walked around the entire peninsula. Synonyms: cape, point, head, horn More Synonyms of peninsula peninsula in British English (pɪˈnɪnsjʊlə) noun a narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake from the mainland ▶ USAGE The noun peninsula is sometimes confused with the adjective peninsular: the Iberian peninsula (not peninsular) Derived forms peninsular (penˈinsular) adjective Word origin C16: from Latin, literally: almost an island, from paene pene- + insula island Peninsula in British English noun the Peninsula peninsula in American English (pəˈnɪnsələ) noun 1. a land area almost entirely surrounded by water and connected with the mainland by an isthmus 2. any land area projecting out into water Derived forms peninsular (penˈinsular) adjective Word origin L paeninsula < paene, almost (see passion) + insula, isle Image of peninsula © Olga Kot Photo, Shutterstock Examples of 'peninsula' in a sentence peninsula These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content.Read more… In less than a decade it had conquered almost the entire peninsula. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Now it came home on the Italian peninsula. Hebblethwaite, Peter Paul VI - The First Modern Pope (1993) He secured the backing of powerful patrons and was soon in demand throughout the Italian peninsula. Kishlansky, Mark A. (editor) Sources of the West: Readings in Western Civilization, Volume 1: From the Beginningto 1715 (1995) The postwar partition of the Korean peninsula has been the scene of scarcely conceivable humanitarian catastrophe. Times, Sunday Times (2015) For this rugged land of remote mountains and grinding poverty on the Arabian peninsula has long been seen as a potential terror haven. The Sun (2009) After centuries of isolation, the Arabian peninsula was suddenly connected to the outside world. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Throughout the history of western culture, the art of the Italian peninsula looms large. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The Germans by then had established a strong defensive line across the Italian peninsula. Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994) The two Pacific giants remain at odds on many security issues but both want to avoid a crisis on the Korean peninsula. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It is said that the first mobile phone network in the Arabian peninsula was for the exclusive use of the Saudi royal family. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The use of bangers and fireworks to welcome in the new year being suspended by more than 850 towns and cities on the Italian peninsula. Times, Sunday Times (2015) In other languages peninsula British English: peninsula /pɪˈnɪnsjʊlə/ NOUN A peninsula is a long narrow piece of land that is joined at one part to the mainland and is almost completely surrounded by water. ...I walked round the entire peninsula. American English: peninsula Arabic: شِبَهُ الـْجَزِيرَةِ Brazilian Portuguese: península Chinese: 半岛 Croatian: poluotok Czech: poloostrov Danish: halvø Dutch: schiereiland European Spanish: península Finnish: niemimaa French: péninsule German: Halbinsel Greek: χερσόνησος Italian: penisola Japanese: 半島 Korean: 반도 Norwegian: halvøy Polish: półwysep European Portuguese: península Romanian: peninsulă Russian: полуостров Latin American Spanish: península Swedish: halvö Thai: คาบสมุทร Turkish: yarımada Ukrainian: півострів Vietnamese: bán đảo Translate your text for free All related terms of 'peninsula' the Peninsula a peninsula of SW Europe, occupied by Spain and Portugal Cape Peninsula (in South Africa) the peninsula and the part of the mainland on which Cape Town and most of its suburbs are located Eyre Peninsula a peninsula of South Australia , between the Great Australian Bight and Spencer Gulf Gaspé Peninsula a peninsula in E Canada , in SE Quebec between the St Lawrence River and New Brunswick : mountainous and wooded with many lakes and rivers . Area: about 29 500 sq km (11 400 sq miles) Kenai Peninsula peninsula in S Alas. between Cook Inlet & the main body of the Gulf of Alaska : c. 150 mi (241 km) long: site of one the world's largest ice fields Kola Peninsula a peninsula in NW Russia , between the Barents and White Seas : forms most of the Murmansk region . Area: about 130 000 sq km (50 000 sq miles) Lleyn Peninsula a peninsula in NW Wales between Cardigan Bay and Caernarfon Bay Malay Peninsula a peninsula of SE Asia , extending south from the Isthmus of Kra in Thailand to Cape Tanjong Piai in Malaysia : consists of SW Thailand and the states of Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia) Sinai Peninsula broad peninsula in NE Egypt , between the Gulf of Suez & the Gulf of Aqaba Upper Peninsula a peninsula in the northern US between Lakes Superior and Michigan , constituting the N part of the state of Michigan Yorke Peninsula a peninsula in South Australia, between Spencer Gulf and St Vincent Gulf: mainly agricultural with several coastal resorts Alaska Peninsula an extension of the mainland of SW Alaska between the Pacific and the Bering Sea, ending in the Aleutian Islands. Length: about 644 km (400 miles) Avalon Peninsula a large peninsula of Newfoundland , between Trinity and Placentia Bays. Area: about 10 000 sq km (4000 sq miles) Balkan Peninsula a large peninsula in SE Europe , between the Adriatic and Aegean Seas Boothia Peninsula a peninsula of N Canada : the northernmost part of the mainland of North America, lying west of the Gulf of Boothia , an arm of the Arctic Ocean Chukchi Peninsula a peninsula in the extreme NE of Russia, in NE Siberia : mainly tundra Chukot Peninsula a peninsula in the extreme NE of Russia, in NE Siberia : mainly tundra Delmarva Peninsula a peninsula of the northeast US, between Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Iberian Peninsula a peninsula of SW Europe , occupied by Spain and Portugal Kowloon Peninsula → the Kowloon Peninsula Leizhou Peninsula a peninsula of SE China , in SW Guangdong province, separated from Hainan Island by Hainan Strait Liaotung Peninsula → another name for Liaodong Lizard Peninsula a promontory in SW England, in SW Cornwall : the southernmost point in Great Britain Luichow Peninsula a peninsula of SE China , in SW Guangdong province, separated from Hainan Island by Hainan Strait Melville Peninsula a peninsula of N Canada, in Nunavut , between the Gulf of Boothia and Foxe Basin Olympic Peninsula a large peninsula of W Washington in the US Palmer Peninsula → Antarctic Peninsula Seward Peninsula a peninsula of W Alaska , on the Bering Strait . Length : about 290 km (180 miles) Taimyr Peninsula a large peninsula of N central Russia , between the Kara Sea and the Laptev Sea Taymyr Peninsula a large peninsula of N central Russia , between the Kara Sea and the Laptev Sea Antarctic Peninsula the largest peninsula of Antarctica , between the Weddell Sea and the Pacific : consists of Graham Land in the north and the Palmer Peninsula in the south Gallipoli Peninsula peninsula in S European Turkey , forming the NW shore of the Dardanelles : c. 55 mi (89 km) long Scandinavian Peninsula large peninsula in N Europe, consisting of Norway & Sweden Cape York Peninsula large peninsula in NE Australia, part of Queensland , between the Gulf of Carpentaria & the Coral Sea the Kowloon Peninsula a peninsula of SE China , opposite Hong Kong Island: part of the former British colony of Hong Kong. Area: 10 sq km (3.75 sq miles) the Scandinavian Peninsula the peninsula of N Europe occupied by Norway and Sweden Arabia a great peninsula of SW Asia, between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf : consists chiefly of a desert plateau , with mountains rising over 3000 m (10 000 ft) in the west and scattered oases ; includes the present-day countries of Saudi Arabia, Yemen , Oman , Bahrain , Qatar , Kuwait , and the United Arab Emirates . Area: about 2 600 000 sq km (1 000 000 sq miles) Istria a peninsula in the N Adriatic Sea: passed from Italy to Yugoslavia (except for Trieste ) in 1947 and to Croatia in 1991 the Lizard a promontory in SW England, in SW Cornwall : the southernmost point in Great Britain Yucatán a state of SE Mexico , occupying the N part of the Yucatán peninsula . Capital: M érida. Pop: 1 655 707 (2000). Area: 39 340 sq km (15 186 sq miles) Chinese translation of 'peninsula' peninsula (pəˈnɪnsjulə) n (c) 半岛(島) (bàndǎo) (座, zuò) (noun) in the sense of cape Definition a narrow strip of land projecting from the mainland into a sea or lake the Korean peninsula Synonyms cape voyages of exploration round the Cape point a long point of land reaching southwards into the sea head a ship off the beach head horn bluff a high bluff over the Congaree River mull (Scottish) headland The headland south of Coolum has walking trails. promontory a promontory jutting out into the bay Additional synonyms in the sense of bluff Definition a steep promontory, bank, or cliff a high bluff over the Congaree River Synonyms precipice, bank, peak, cliff, ridge, crag, escarpment, promontory, scarp in the sense of head Definition a headland or promontory a ship off the beach head Synonyms headland, point, cape, promontory, foreland in the sense of headland Definition a narrow area of land jutting out into a sea The headland south of Coolum has walking trails. Synonyms promontory, point, head, cape, cliff, bluff, mull (Scottish), foreland, bill Synonyms of 'peninsula' peninsula Explore 'peninsula' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of point Definition a headland a long point of land reaching southwards into the sea Synonyms headland, head, bill, cape, ness (archaic), promontory, foreland in the sense of promontory Definition a point of high land that juts out into the sea a promontory jutting out into the bay Synonyms point, cape, head, spur, ness (archaic), headland, foreland
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