英语词汇“isthmus”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	isthmus
释义	Trends of isthmus View usage for: isthmus (ɪsməs) Word forms: plural isthmuses countable noun [oft in names] An isthmus is a narrow piece of land connecting two very large areas of land. ...the Isthmus of Panama. Synonyms: strip, spit More Synonyms of isthmus isthmus in British English (ˈɪsθməs, ˈɪstməs, ˈɪsməs) nounWord forms: plural -muses or -mi (-maɪ) 1. a narrow strip of land connecting two relatively large land areas 2. anatomy a. a narrow band of tissue connecting two larger parts of a structure b. a narrow passage connecting two cavities Derived forms isthmoid (ˈisthmoid) adjective Word origin C16: from Latin, from Greek isthmos isthmus in American English (ˈɪsməs) nounWord forms: plural ˈisthmuses or ˈisthˌmi (ˈɪsˌmaɪ) 1. a narrow strip of land having water at each side and connecting two larger bodies of land 2. Anatomy a. a narrow strip of tissue connecting two larger parts of an organ the isthmus of the thyroid b. a narrow passage between two larger cavities the isthmus of the fallopian tubes Word origin L < Gr isthmos, a neck, narrow passage, isthmus Image of isthmus © Allard One, shutterstock Examples of 'isthmus' in a sentence isthmus Like the jet-lag, the applause also came in waves and I now found myself standing alone on a narrow isthmus out where the two tides met. Edward Docx THE CALLIGRAPHER (2003) He would take the Narrow Way along the isthmus that joined Belisaere to the mainland because there was no other way to go. Garth Nix LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2003) Juanita, apparently, was the Panamanian princess in all her splendor, the perfect representative of the class that ruled the isthmus. Collins, Larry BLACK EAGLES (2003) All related terms of 'isthmus' Isthmus of Kra an isthmus of SW Thailand , between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Thailand: the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula . Width : about 56 km (35 miles) Karelian Isthmus a strip of land, now in Russia , between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga : annexed by the former Soviet Union after the Russo-Finnish War (1939–40) Isthmus of Corinth a narrow strip of land between the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf: crossed by the Corinth Canal making navigation possible between the gulfs Isthmus of Darien → the former name of the Isthmus of Panama Isthmus of Panama an isthmus linking North and South America, between the Pacific and the Caribbean . Length: 676 km (420 miles). Width (at its narrowest point): 50 km (31 miles) Isthmus of Suez a strip of land in NE Egypt , between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea: links Africa and Asia and is crossed by the Suez Canal Isthmus of San Blas the narrowest part of the Isthmus of Panama . Width : about 50 km (30 miles) Isthmus of Tehuantepec the narrowest part of S Mexico , with the Bay of Campeche on the north coast and the Gulf of Tehuantepec (an inlet of the Pacific ) on the south coast (noun) in the sense of strip Definition a narrow strip of land connecting two relatively large land areas the isthmus of Panama Synonyms strip spit Nearby words of isthmus isolated isolation issue isthmus it makes no odds Italy itch Synonyms of 'isthmus' isthmus Explore 'isthmus' in the dictionary
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