| 单词 | coastal |
| 释义 | coastal (koʊstəl ) adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2 Coastal is used to refer to things that are in the sea or on the land near a coast. Local radio stations serving coastal areas often broadcast forecasts for yachtsmen. The fish are on sale from our own coastal waters. Collocations: coastal community This coastal community takes huge pride in its seafood — none more so than the lobster roll. The Sun A fisherman and pillar of his small coastal community hides a secret from the voracious local gossips. Times, Sunday Times The tales shift focus between sets of characters, skimming the surface of the complex network of lives that form this coastal community. The Times Literary Supplement This small coastal community offers an idyllic setting for hiking and for enjoying the wonders that nature has to offer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Today, only a few families remain in this tiny coastal community. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Various studies and growing ridership on the new services suggested that a tax-supported bus system might be viable in the coastal county. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Later the risk of some thicker cloud and rain threatens some southern coastal counties as well, pushing north. Times, Sunday Times While some coastal counties will have cloudy skies today, many central parts are set fair and warm. Times, Sunday Times The greatest risk of catching one of these downpours looks like being across southern coastal counties. Times, Sunday Times Across the remainder of the state, especially along coastal counties, most schools and government buildings were closed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It stops them forming a natural coastal defence, raising the risk of erosion and floods. The Sun It should help to build 2,000 flood and coastal defence schemes. Times,Sunday Times It won't buy strategic lift capability, or tighter coastal defence. Globe and Mail The current government flood and coastal defence policy was introduced back in 2003 when this was not fully appreciated. Times, Sunday Times As coastal defence would cost about 1.5 million, funding should have been secured. Times, Sunday Times They may also be found in coastal dune vegetation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Eroded sediment from a nearby mountain range later mixed with coastal dune and sand bar deposits. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are the product of erosion in the coastal hinterland and coastal dune forming processes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It lives in the coastal dune belt and adjacent sandy areas. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It contains many different plant species ranging from coastal dune species to tropical rainforest species. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Theirs was a subsistence rather than commercial activity, and their place in the coastal ecosystem was not substantially different from other predators and scavengers, such as sea mammals and birds. The Times Literary Supplement They may be monitoring a coastal ecosystem through weather stations, shore- and buoy-mounted sensors and remote imagery. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Breathtaking sunsets and exquisite sandstone formations flank a coastal ecosystem teeming with life. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are many variates of flora and fauna which are interdependant in this coastal ecosystem. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It promotes stewardship of clean water and a healthy coastal ecosystem using community outreach, education, and advocacy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The increasing frequency of storms, rising sea levels, coastal erosion and collapsing drains conspire against dry feet and harvestable crops. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Based on our key findings we conclude that sub-decimetre terrain change (in this case coastal erosion) can be monitored. 2012, 'Assessing the Accuracy of Georeferenced Point Clouds Produced via Multi-View Stereopsis from Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Imagery', Remote Sensing However, less attention has been directed to the localized and nonquantifiable effects of coastal erosion in the region. 2015, 'What we have lost and cannot become: societal outcomes of coastal erosion in southern Belize', Ecology and Society The coastal estuary covers a catchment area of and contains approximately of water over an estimated surface area of; and at an average depth of. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The silt trapped in the reservoir also doesn't reach the coastal estuary which increases erosion along the coast. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, challenges to outgoing smolt migration include low to no stream flows downstream of the dam or predation in the coastal estuary. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It spends the summer off shore in deeper waters, and winters in shallow coastal estuaries rivers and bays. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Adults and juveniles live along the continental shelf, as well as in shallow coastal estuaries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Like so many coastal fisheries, the gamba roja was sustainable when fishing was limited to small boats that stuck fairly close to the coast. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although a number of reasons for the decline have been cited, anglers believe that over-exploitation by coastal fisheries plays a large part. Times, Sunday Times Special efforts have been made to promote extensive and intensive inland fish farming, modernize coastal fisheries, and encourage deep-sea fishing through joint ventures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Fortunately, northwesterly winds blew the 60by100 nmi oil slick offshore, and coastal fisheries and beaches were spared the worst. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Coastal fisheries had smaller catches than northern sea fisheries in 1986 and 1987. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Gale-force winds, large waves and a tidal surge will combine with high tides to bring a risk of significant coastal flooding. Times, Sunday Times Risks of water shortages, coastal flooding and inland flooding are all likely to increase significantly. Times, Sunday Times The number at risk from coastal flooding could rise from 370,000 to 1.2 million by the 2080s. Times, Sunday Times Such rises increase the risk of coastal flooding, especially when combined with events such as storm surges. Times, Sunday Times The authors say this raises the projection for the number of people affected each year by coastal flooding by the end of the century from 360 million to 400 million. Times,Sunday Times And because the coastal fog persisted for two days there was no immediate way of restoring the full message. Times, Sunday Times In addition, coastal fog brings moisture during the summer months. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Summer months are characterized by coastal fog which arrives from the ocean around 10 p.m. and dissipates the next morning by 10 a.m. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All three routes traverse over twisting mountain roads, which can be treacherous in bad weather, especially during coastal fog conditions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The summers are dry and cool, with coastal fog. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Now 90 percent finished, the plant looms vacant in a humid coastal forest. Houston Chronicle There was a small area to the east of the river covered in coastal forest and scrub due to partial clearance and burning. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The deposits indicate cyclical changes from wetland, to coastal forest, to brackish conditions have been occurring over the past 12,000 years as sea levels rose. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Usually about 6m tall and often multi-stemmed with a spreading, irregular crown, it occurs in open woodland, rocky places, riverine fringes and coastal forest. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In years when the southern rt flowers well, the coastal forest canopy turns bright red. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The plan promises to 'restore and create areas of wetland, woodland, grassland and coastal habitat, to provide the greatest opportunity for wildlife to flourish'. Times, Sunday Times Plans to 'hold the line' by building more defences would not only be too costly in many places but would also result in the loss of beaches and coastal habitat. Times, Sunday Times Threats to the species include habitat loss due to the development and alteration of coastal habitat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This grass usually grows in coastal habitat, especially on dunes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It can be found in bays, lagoons, estuaries, on beaches, and in other coastal habitat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The ruins of 23 houses and a school are all that survive of the coastal hamlet on the clifftop. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One by one, coastal hamlets lapped up that aspirational vision of purity, stripping their beaches of anything that trespassed on them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Our route takes us to skinny-fingered inlets and scattered coastal hamlets — tiny places, these, where terraced apple and cherry orchards rise above clapboard homes, coffee shops and knitting stores. Times, Sunday Times There the wild cavalcade stopped on the coastal highway to take stock. Times, Sunday Times There was a fraction of the usual traffic on the coastal highway. Times, Sunday Times Along the coastal highway, tidal floodwaters periodically cut the road, temporarily stranding convoys of people trying to return home. Times, Sunday Times The coastal highway looked ominously quiet and empty. Times, Sunday Times Rolling out of the school gates in gunmounted pick-up trucks and minivans, they joined the main coastal highway heading east towards the capital. Times, Sunday Times At one point we cross a coastal inlet. Times,Sunday Times Dredging not only transformed the shallow coastal inlet and wetlands into a marine embayment, but was accompanied by considerable filling and clearing of the pond margins. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The prevailing north and northeastern winds influence the movement of water in the coastal inlets to the adjacent sabkhas, especially during storms. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These can be rowed or propelled by outboard motors and are used to explore coastal inlets and creeks which are too shallow for the barge to navigate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They will include a 37-acre coastal lagoon sanctuary for wading birds, terns and butterflies, and a brownfield site abandoned to gorse and heather. The Sun The microbes that live in this coastal lagoon have been recently described. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But then coastal lagoons, long drained in our tidied-up countryside, were allowed to form again. Times, Sunday Times Lagoons are commonly divided into coastal lagoons and atoll lagoons. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Villages and camps were located close to rivers, lakes, wetlands, coastal lagoons and estuaries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They're also looking to rescue coastal land from tourism development. Times, Sunday Times Humans have also thrown a wrench in the natural cycles that protect coastal land in ways that have little to do with climate change. Smithsonian Mag Similarly, nine out of the world's 10 largest cities are located on low-lying coastal land. Times, Sunday Times A moratorium was also placed on coastal land reclamation, with the rampant construction of ports and industrial zones damaging the environment. Times, Sunday Times The fund supports projects that contribute to coastal land management, marine mammal and seabird conservation, community awareness and community participation in coastal conservation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was slow, heavenly walking in calm, clear air through a seductively beautiful coastal landscape. Times, Sunday Times A wildflower grass roof also helps to blend the house, surrounded by a half-acre garden, into the coastal landscape. Times, Sunday Times From here at low tide the coastal landscape looked starkly apocalyptic, the fractured strata of the grey and yellow cliffs worn ragged by the sea. Times, Sunday Times Fears have been raised over potential damage to the coastal landscape and the quality of the traffic route has been criticized. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Since 1999, the local council has developed a strategy for issues including traffic, parking, zoning, coastal landscape and recreation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A number of shore birds also nest in the coastal marsh community. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A barrier fringe of sand developed offshore enclosing first a lagoon, then a coastal marsh. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the coming months, that usually means cold, bleak coastal marshes. Times, Sunday Times Now young and old alike have gone off to such places as coastal marshes where flies are abundant. Times, Sunday Times Tidal action along the coast had an impact on the balance of salinity in coastal marshes and water bodies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The coastal mountains, splotched with snow even in summer, were in almost constant view. Times, Sunday Times The coastal mountains vary greatly in geological structure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Allied dialects are spoken in the coastal mountains. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A ring of coastal mountains surround low plains at the centre of the island. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although some remnants of archaic rich flora still persisted in their coastal mountains and shelter sites, their biodiversity were reduced. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Six smaller coastal patrol vessels are helping the two cutters. Times, Sunday Times The ocean raid in two inflatable boats involved armed teams from a coastal patrol vessel. The Sun The vessels were initially designed as coastal patrol submarines. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were used for training, coastal patrol, and experimentation in the early 1920s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 No mission, however, received the prominence of antisubmarine coastal patrol duty. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He notes that anything that will speed up algal growth could help decrease the problems caused by coastal pollution. The Scientist Coral reefs are particularly damaged by climate change, over fishing and coastal pollution. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Among the challenges the town faces are coastal pollution, illegal settlers, and a lack of an effective ecotourism plan. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The district encompasses a wide variety of towns, including coastal ports and agricultural centres. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its fleet, which once sailed the globe, by then carried coal, firewood, and lime to coastal ports in competition with railroads and steamships. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The coastal ports began to specialize in fishing, international trade and shipbuildingand after 1780 in whaling. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, the steep mountainous terrain between the resource rich areas in the high velt and the coastal ports presented a transport challenge. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Coastal ports serving as initial points of contact often benefited from access to imported goods, reaping profits from their own subsequent distribution to regions inland. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Long before the credit squeeze, coastal property markets were already being blighted, prices crashing and sales at a standstill. Times, Sunday Times After some big price adjustments over the past year or two, this year we have seen buyers for prime coastal property begin to come back to the party. Times, Sunday Times What makes the perfect coastal property? Times, Sunday Times No surprises there, but it's useful to be reminded that both have huge sandy beaches and coastal property at prices well below those in the home counties. Times, Sunday Times Should you put aside all thought of a coastal property unless you are really cashed up? Times, Sunday Times Private finance grew, stimulating the development of a country-wide market network which linked the coastal province with the interior. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Bandits controlled many of the towns in the coastal provinces. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Coastal provinces may also construct ports to increase trade. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some governors have been rotated from other provinces from poorer provinces to richer coastal provinces. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The truly coastal provinces have active fisheries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Those living inland subsidise the insurance of coastal residents. Times, Sunday Times The new coastal residents have pushed up the value of property and this, in turn, increases the subsidy required from those living inland. Times, Sunday Times In all, about 350 coastal residents took refuge in emergency shelters. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Hospitals set up emergency facilities in case of power failure, and some coastal residents left their homes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some edicts were issued to block the coastal areas, ordering coastal residents to move to the inland. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Already, contemporary culture has been creeping about in this coastal resort, finding temporary refuge in little-frequented nooks. Times, Sunday Times It attracts younger people to a coastal resort. Times, Sunday Times On its final approach to the city the torch relay was halted by protesters who blocked its procession through a coastal resort in the south. Times, Sunday Times The village was a farming community until the late 19th century, when it began to develop into a coastal resort. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The section of the community on the peninsula features a 13,000-square-meter coastal resort hotel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A pair of tunnels leads under the coastal road to the private beach. Times, Sunday Times Two foot tunnels from the hotel pass under the coastal road to a pair of private coves. Times, Sunday Times Just weeks in, they were driving in an open-top jeep that skidded on a coastal road and turned over. Times, Sunday Times Try picturing yourself driving along a coastal road with the roof down on a balmy spring day. Times, Sunday Times Driving along the coastal road, your eyes are so frequently drawn to the spectacle on either side that a zigzag into the oncoming traffic seems dangerously likely. Times, Sunday Times On our return we took the coastal route, which took us over a series of short ferry crossings across the many inlets and estuaries. Times, Sunday Times It's not until we turn off the coastal route into the marshlands that things get much better. Times, Sunday Times Luggage will be taken ahead by road, leaving the cyclists to pedal through this undulating coastal route of sea ports before ending up in small hotels each night. Times, Sunday Times A major argument against the coastal route was that the towns already had a good steamship service, with services several daily departures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By the time the surveys were finished it was apparent the inland route would be prohibitively expensive, and the coastal route was approved. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He bought the land in 1925 for 5,000 and set about creating his version of earthly paradise; an idealised coastal settlement of his wildest imagination. Times, Sunday Times They are also threatened by sewage, coastal settlement, land clearance and much more. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Offsetting the hikes, we saunter into small coastal settlements. Times, Sunday Times Ironically, new austerity and localism may provide the framework for a new vision for our coastal settlements. Times, Sunday Times The lines of other coastal settlements operate mostly during the tourist season. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The convention allows such claims where undersea features are contiguous with a country's coastal shelf. Times, Sunday Times It deepens like a coastal shelf. The Sun The town centre and major industrial areas sit on a fairly flat coastal shelf, with a gentle incline leading away from the coast. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This collapse involved an estimated 290km mi length of coastal shelf, with a total volume of 3500km3 cumi of debris. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After surviving a storm, they find themselves on a coastal shelf of an island inhabited by a mysterious group of people. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As an independent coastal state, we will control access to our waters. Times,Sunday Times It all depends on the location: the further away from the shore, the weaker the control of the coastal state. Times, Sunday Times Opposition came from a bipartisan group led by coastal state senators that has helped to block federal attempts to promote offshore oil and gas exploration since 1982. Globe and Mail Normally, a sea baseline follows the low-water line of a coastal state. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If just a page or two of the various climate change reports turn out to be true, the next-but-one migration wave could include millions fleeing threatened coastal states. Times, Sunday Times At 40km, the coastal strip runs 2km short of the length of a marathon. Times, Sunday Times It removed its soldiers and settlers from the coastal strip, only then to come under fire from its new neighbours. Times, Sunday Times Over the course of a few months the population of this coastal strip grew threefold. The Times Literary Supplement The famed coastal strip with its iconic nikau palm groves was particularly at risk with any road construction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The coastal strip to the south was not sufficient to support an army unless it was well supplied. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Driving through the little coastal town, we suddenly found our car bumping over a railway crossing. Times, Sunday Times (2011) That is despite an entire coastal town being destroyed by an impressive stampede. The Sun (2016) Where is the small coastal town? Times, Sunday Times (2007) Buying in a smaller city or coastal town gives them a more balanced lifestyle without the cold turkey of going without any urban facilities. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Listen for chattering linnets, whitethroats and seabirds on a coastal trail while keeping an eye out for dolphin sightings offshore. Times, Sunday Times A 2km coastal trail links the island's five calanques, or creeks. Times, Sunday Times A car park, coastal trail and interpretive panels serve visitors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I inquired whether they had done any of the long coastal trails. Times, Sunday Times The ambitious 'ultimate luxury' development on a 900ft private bay with six miles of coastal trails has been the talk of the island. Times, Sunday Times Out of 47 souls aboard, only nine survivors were pulled from the water by a coastal vessel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the age of 15, he decided to become a sailor and shipped out on a coastal vessel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the age of sixteen he was apprenticed to the skipper of a coastal vessel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Coastal vessel of three masts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 North of the bridge, on the western side, there are several yards and wharves used by coastal vessels. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Their answer to mob mentality in a bleak Suffolk coastal village? Times, Sunday Times (2006) About 2,000 people live in the coastal village. Times, Sunday Times (2006) An utterly gorgeous album, it paints an evocative portrait of a Scottish coastal village. Times, Sunday Times (2011) They improve coastal water quality by absorbing nutrients and trapping fine sediments, and provide important nurseries for commercially important juvenile fish and crabs. Times, Sunday Times In coastal water bodies, including estuaries and seas, low-oxygen sites have increased more than 10-fold since 1950. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The habitat consists of coastal water mudflats, sand banks, salt pans and small scrubs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sand dunes serve an important purpose by protecting inland areas from coastal water intrusion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With its open coastal water and abundant prey, the refuge plays a significant role as migration and wintering habitat for the federally protected bald eagle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These natural seawalls (called debris dams) help to impound freshwater in coastal wetlands and keep saltwater out. Christianity Today The outcome would be the destruction of half the world's nature reserves and a fifth of its coastal wetlands. Times, Sunday Times The varied habitat found within the park includes a seven-kilometre stretch of coast, coastal wetlands, forests, and dunes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It consists of marine and coastal wetlands ranging in altitude from sea level to 8 m. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The coastal wetlands have a number of diverse landscapes that connect a variety of habitats to both the land and water. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A sweater's a good idea, too, as the temperature can drop when the coastal wind gets up. Times, Sunday Times Who knew that such ornate inventiveness could put the feeling of a warm coastal wind in your hair? Globe and Mail For others, coastal wind farms present a chance for oil services companies to offer their expertise. Times, Sunday Times But for 100km the riders will have to battle coastal winds. The Sun Yet for all the wonderful movement they can introduce, coastal winds can cause problems. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 沿海的 Japanese: 沿岸の |
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