landmass

英

美 [ˈlændˌmæs]

n.  陆块; 地块

复数：landmasses　

TOEFL

BNC.37990 / COCA.25228

英英释义

noun

• a large continuous extent of land
  Synonym:land mass

双语例句

• Many geographers now call this landmass Eurasia.
  许多地理学家现在把这块陆地叫作欧亚大陆。
• These findings imply that the zircons were once plentiful and came from a widespread source region, possibly a continental landmass.
  这些发现暗示，锆石的数量曾经很丰富，而且源自一片分布很广的地区，例如一个大陆陆块。
• Texas constitutes one-twelfth of the continental landmass of the United States.
  德克萨斯州占美国大陆面积的十二分之一。
• The two landmasses are moving toward each other, as indicated by the red arrows, one landmass sliding under the other.
  两个大陆各自向对方移动，如红色箭头所示，一个大陆滑到另一个的上面。
• Small genus of terrestrial orchids of North America and temperate Eurasia. Many geographers now call this landmass Eurasia.
  产于北美及欧亚大陆温带的一个陆生兰花小属。许多地理学家现在把这块陆地叫作欧亚大陆。
• The entire landmass of the country is 378,000 sq. kilometers, an area smaller than that of California.
  日本土地总面积为37.8万平方公里，比美国加利福尼亚州的面积还小。
• He proposed that the present continents once comprised one large landmass which he named Pangaea.
  他提出目前的大陆以前是连在一起的一个巨大陆块，他把这个陆块称为联合古陆。
• This landmass lottery matters when negotiating iron ore contract prices.
  在铁矿石合同价格谈判中，这种板块方面的运气是有关系的。
• What was the name of the original landmass the Earth was made up of?
  什么是姓名的原地块地球是成立的？
• A large landmass, such as Greenland, that is smaller than a continent.
  幅员广阔，但小于洲的一块大陆，如格陵兰。