| 单词 | isle |
| 释义 | isle (once / 251 pages) n An isle is a small island. The Isle of Capri, off the coast of Italy, is one of the most famous isles in the world. There is no clear agreement on what makes an island an isle. Some people say it's simply a matter of taste: isle sounds more poetic and romantic. Actually, there's no precise definition of island either, other than it's a piece of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent. A good way to remember that an isle is a small island is that the word isle is smaller than island: this is a little word for a little thing. WORD FAMILYisle: isles, islet+/islet: islets USAGE EXAMPLESThey opened for Jimi Hendrix at the Isle of Wight; in Philadelphia, Elton John opened for them. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Soon after that adventure, be bought a larger boat and piloted it around the British Isles. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) As for the Nieses, they sold their Emerald Isle property earlier this year. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) n a small island Syn|Exp|Exp islet Perejil a small uninhabited Mediterranean islet claimed by both Morocco and Spain Isle of Wightan isle and county of southern England in the English Channel island a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water |
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