单词 | onshore |
释义 | onshore (ɒnʃɔːʳ ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Onshore means happening on or near land, rather than at sea. ...Western Europe's biggest onshore oilfield. Onshore is also an adverb. They missed the ferry and remained onshore. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Onshore means happening or moving towards the land. The onshore wind blew steadily past him. Onshore is also an adverb. There was a bit of a wind and it was blowing onshore. ...the gas comes onshore in great quantities. Collocations: onshore oil Five national colleges have been created specialising in high-speed rail, nuclear, onshore oil and gas, digital skills and the creative industries. Times, Sunday Times The company provides many support services for both offshore and onshore oil drilling and for well-servicing operations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The southern part of the lake has been polluted from waters of onshore oil production activities in the past. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although onshore oil reserves are much less, it costs much less to find and develop onshore oil. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The scheme was designed as a way of neutralising the political backlash against onshore wind farms. Times, Sunday Times The two sides of the coalition are close to agreement on tariffs despite the bad blood this week over the future of onshore wind farms. Times, Sunday Times Only one onshore wind farm was completed last year and solar development has slowed. Times,Sunday Times The 4,000 existing onshore wind turbines produce power for 4m homes. Times, Sunday Times It will double its capacity if it builds all the onshore wind farms that it has in planning. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 在陆地上的 Japanese: 陸上の |
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