英语词汇“coral reef”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	coral reef
释义	Trends of coral reef View usage for: coral reef Word forms: plural coral reefs countable noun A coral reef is a long narrow mass of coral and other substances, the top of which is usually just above or justbelow the surface of the sea. An unspoilt coral reef encloses the bay. coral reef in British English noun a marine ridge or reef consisting of coral and other organic material consolidated into limestone coral reef in American English a reef in relatively shallow, tropical seas composed chiefly of the skeletons of coral Image of coral reef © Rich Carey, shutterstock Examples of 'coral reef' in a sentence coral reef The ocean temperature was above normal in most areas, prompting mass bleaching of many coral reefs. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The gasps told it all - turquoise sea and coral reefs as far as the eye could see. The Sun (2010) Ten tourists and five crew members remain missing after their boat hit a coral reef during stormy seas on Friday night. Times, Sunday Times (2014)
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Trends ofcoral reef