| 单词 | blue hole |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblue hole blue hole n. originally Jamaican a deep pool in which the water often appears blue; (in later use) spec. a deep water-filled cylindrical hollow or cave in limestone, typically in a coastal area of the tropics. ΚΠ 1774 E. Long Hist. Jamaica II. 192 Near this part stands, on an elevated spot, the dwelling-house of Mr Wh—e, called Bluehole.] 1837 J. Macfadyen Flora Jamaica I. 255 The young branches with the leaves pounded..are thrown into a pool, or, in the language of the country, blue-hole of some mountain stream. 1929 M. W. Beckwith Black Roadways 102 There is a ‘blue hole’ near Lucea in Jamaica where the Spaniards are supposed to have sunk ‘a table of gold’. 1958 Geogr. Jrnl. 124 195 One of the best known of the blue holes forms the head of the Dornock river near Stewart Town. 2003 P. Schultz 1,000 Places to see before you Die 854 A unique system of more than fifty blue holes..offers endless opportunities to explore in tunnels filled with shipwrecks and sea life. < as lemmas |
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