英语词汇“estuary”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	estuary
释义	Trends of estuary View usage for: estuary (estʃʊri, US estʃueri) Word forms: plural estuaries countable noun An estuary is the wide part of a river where it joins the sea. ...naval manoeuvres in the Clyde estuary. Synonyms: inlet, mouth, creek, firth More Synonyms of estuary estuary in British English (ˈɛstjʊərɪ) nounWord forms: plural -aries 1. the widening channel of a river where it nears the sea, with a mixing of fresh water and salt (tidal) water 2. an inlet of the sea Derived forms estuarial (ˌɛstjʊˈɛərɪəl) adjective Word origin C16: from Latin aestuārium marsh, channel, from aestus tide, billowing movement, related to aestās summer estuary in American English (ˈɛstjuˌɛri; ˈɛstʃuɛri) nounWord forms: plural ˈestuˌaries an inlet or arm of the sea; esp., the lower portion or wide mouth of a river, where the salty tide meets the freshwater current Derived forms estuarial (ˌestuˈarial) adjective Word origin L aestuarium < aestus, the tide, orig., a boiling, akin to aestas, summer heat: see estival Image of estuary © Ryan Flett, shutterstock Examples of 'estuary' in a sentence estuary Five million years ago, a river estuary covered the area. Times, Sunday Times (2017) It should commit to an estuary airport. Times, Sunday Times (2012) There are huge concentrations of people on the great river estuaries. Radford, Tim & Leggett, Jeremy The Crisis of Life on Earth - our legacy from the second millenium (1990) It matters to most of us that an estuary airport will destroy internationally important bird habitat. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Many estuary and river ferries have propellers at both ends pushing and pulling them along. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Attempts to build an airport in the estuary would face substantial legal blocks. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Common sense says an estuary airport. Times, Sunday Times (2012) There are many more elsewhere along the coast, in estuaries and along rivers. Times, Sunday Times (2009) More than 1,000 other overflows go into rivers and estuaries. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The Thames estuary airport is just such an idea. Times, Sunday Times (2011) It should go further and back a Thames estuary airport funded from overseas. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Any talk now of a Thames estuary airport must be considered dead. Times, Sunday Times (2008) There is no access to the area within the golf course but there is access to a hide beyond the course overlooking the estuary. Perring, Franklyn A Guide to Britain's Conservation Heritage (1991) Opponents of an estuary airport scheme have long derided such a project on the grounds that it would take decades before it became reality. Times, Sunday Times (2012) I love writing with a view of the tidal estuary. Times, Sunday Times (2014) A parasite that is dangerous to people is being found increasingly in wild salmon from rivers and estuaries. Times, Sunday Times (2008) As the lights go down, she asks us in her estuary accent if we had a good day at work. Times, Sunday Times (2015) London could build two exciting projects, and the artificial estuary airport could feature the tidal generation of substantial green energy. Times, Sunday Times (2011) And although the concentrations found in rivers and estuaries are very small, studiesshow they dramatically alter the behaviour of fish. The Sun (2014) We have a lot of coast and, with it, many river estuaries. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Leaving the building, we walk towards a second river estuary, part of a national nature reserve. Times, Sunday Times (2007) A recent tangible biological and economic benefit of gains in scientific understanding has been the restriction of salmon fishing in Ireland to rivers and estuaries. The Times Literary Supplement (2011) A 24-hour inner Thames estuary airport would avoid both of these constraints. Times, Sunday Times (2015) In other languages estuary British English: estuary NOUN An estuary is the wide part of a river where it joins the sea. Sturgeon fishing has been pretty good in the estuary. American English: estuary Brazilian Portuguese: estuário Chinese: 河口 European Spanish: estuario French: estuaire German: Mündung Italian: estuario Japanese: 河口 Korean: 강어귀 European Portuguese: estuário Latin American Spanish: estuario (noun) in the sense of inlet Definition the widening channel of a river where it nears the sea naval manoeuvres in the Clyde estuary Synonyms inlet a sheltered inlet mouth the mouth of the river creek The offshore fishermen took shelter from the storm in a creek. firth fjord Additional synonyms in the sense of creek Definition a narrow inlet or bay The offshore fishermen took shelter from the storm in a creek. Synonyms inlet, bay, cove, bight, firth or frith (Scottish) in the sense of mouth Definition the point where a river issues into a sea or lake the mouth of the river Synonyms inlet, outlet, estuary, firth, outfall, debouchment Nearby words of estuary estrange estranged estrangement estuary et cetera etch etching Synonyms of 'estuary' estuary Explore 'estuary' in the dictionary
随便看	to see the light of day to see the light of day/see the light to seethe with anger to see to it that ... to segregate sb from sb to sell at or for 10 pounds to sell like hot cakes to sell o.s. to sellotape sth to sth to sellotape things together to sell out of sth to sell sb sth, sell sth to sb to sell sth at a loss to sell (sth) at a profit to sell sth for scrap to send one's apologies to send one's love to sb to send out a search party (for sb) to send out for sth to send sb flying to send sb for to send sb (on) ahead to send sb packing to send sb sprawling to send sb to sleep

　

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