单词 | intercontinental |
释义 | intercontinentalWord family (noun) continent (adjective) continental intercontinental transcontinental From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Geographyintercontinentalin‧ter‧con‧ti‧nen‧tal /ˌɪntəkɒntəˈnentl◂ $ -tərkɑːn-/ adjectiveSGgoing from one continent to another, or happening between two continents an intercontinental flight intercontinental tradeExamples from the Corpusintercontinental• Similarly it was thought that the physical characteristics of certain plants had provided firm proof of intercontinental contact.• Even modest-sized nuclear explosions can have effects detectable over intercontinental distances.• Geodesics on a spherical surface are the well known great circle routes which are frequently used by airlines on intercontinental flights.• Intercontinental trade between North and South America has increased. |
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