专业释义英英释义
reef
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n.
- a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
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a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese
同义词： Witwatersrand Rand
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v.
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lower and bring partially inboard
"reef the sailboat's mast"
- roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area
- reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef
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lower and bring partially inboard
以上来源于: WordNet
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
reef /riːf/ CET6+ TEM4
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1.
N-COUNT A reef is a long line of rocks or sand, the top of which is just above or just below the surface of the sea. 礁
例：An unspoiled coral reef encloses the bay.
一道完好的珊瑚礁围绕着海湾。
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N the part gathered in when sail area is reduced, as in a high wind 帆的可收缩部
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3.
V to reduce the area of (sail) by taking in a reef 收帆
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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Oil pollution could damage the fragile ecology of the coral reefs.
石油污染可能破坏珊瑚礁脆弱的生态环境。
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Oil spills are having a devastating effect on coral reefs in the ocean.
海上溢油对海洋里的珊瑚礁有着毁灭性影响。
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All over the world, coral reefs are dying.
全世界的珊瑚礁都在消亡。
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America's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,NOAA, says the coral reefs that exist today are up to fifty million years old.
VOA: special.2010.08.10
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The report says international law has failed to protect coral reefs and the tropical fish that live among them from collectors.
VOA: special.2010.08.10
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That year a French biologist who had been studying reefs in the western Atlantic discovered that they are animals.
VOA: special.2010.08.10
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