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美:[ˈestʃueri]
英:[ˈestʃuəri]
美:[ˈestʃueri]
es·tu·ar·y
es chu eI ri
复数:estuaries
estuarial (adj.)
词根:estuary
adj.estuarine 江口的,河口的
estuarial 港湾的
noun
the wide part of a river's lower end, where it meets the tides of the sea.
an inlet of the sea that meets a river's lower end.
1530年代,源自拉丁语 aestuarium “潮汐沼泽,涨潮时被水覆盖的泥坑; 海岸内的水道”,源自 aestus “(海洋的)沸腾,潮汐,热”,源自原始印欧语 *aidh- “燃烧”(参见 edifice)。
河口湾
河口湾
河口湾
河口[湾]
河流与海洋交汇、河水与海水混合的水域。该处出现咸淡水不同流向和潮汐昼夜变化的现象,形成独特的水域环境和生物区系。
Latin aestuarium, from aestus boiling, tide; akin to Latin aestas summer — more at edify
The first known use of estuary was in 1538
et cetera
and others especially of the same kind : and so forth
et cetera
and others especially of the same kind : and so forth
étagèrenoun
a piece of furniture that consists of a set of open shelves
etanoun
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet—Η or η
-et1 of 2noun suffix
small one : lesser one cellaret
baronet
-et2 of 2noun suffix
group
octet
estuarynoun
a passage where the tide meets a river currentespecially: an arm of the sea at the lower end of a river
1 In the distance you might spy seals on the estuary – you can get a boat out from Sandwich to see them – and on clear days you can see across to France.
2 Since March, the center has welcomed about one million visitors, many of them simply to stroll around its white esplanade, which overlooks an estuary.
3 “Leave it to the imagination of people,” said Bruyninckx, whose staff will work in the new building overlooking the Scheldt estuary.
4 In the 1970s Britain toyed with the idea of building a big new airport in the Thames estuary to the east of London.
1970年代,英国提出在泰晤士河口到伦敦东部地区建设一个新的大机场。
5 The next morning, we hurried into a drizzle to reach the steppingstones across the estuary at the Gann near Dale, about four miles away, before the tide came in.
6 And from trying and failing to ford the deceptively deep and swift-running Hayle estuary, I know that occasionally three miles have to be walked to travel one.
7 the Thames estuary
泰晤士河河口
8 It's also visually unremarkable except for a couple of shots of Robin's ship coming up the Thames estuary to the Tower of London.
9 Two rare plants found here — Champlain beach grass and low-growing beach pea — are remnants of a time when the lake was an estuary of the Atlantic.
10 He grew up in Grays; an Essex town on the northern side of the Thames estuary which he describes as "ordinary mundane suburbia".
11 Hanjiang estuary and its impacts on sediment transportation.
河口外则易受西南沿岸流影响,具有近岸输沙的特性.
12 The model system is verified by lots of observed data when applied to the Yangtze Estuary.
将模型系统应用到长江口区域,经过了大量的实测资料的验证。
13 A tidal estuary of southeastern Connecticut flowing about 24 km ( 15 mi ) southward to Long Island Sound.
西蒙斯康涅狄格州东南一潮汐海湾,向南约24公里 ( 15英里 ) 流入桑德长岛.
14 The big spectacular, recalling a Humber shindig at Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee in 1897, is the Humber Flotilla which will sail along the estuary this evening.
15 Last year, using a grant from the estuary foundation, Ms. McCree founded Righteous Fur, a line of products made with the carcasses’ leftovers.
16 Friends in this festive, harvest August and enjoy the unique charm of the two estuaries.
网友在这喜庆 、 丰收的八月,领略两河口独特的魅力.
17 When I was in Liverpool, I was very struck by this estuary sky.
18 Tucked between Falmouth and the Lizard peninsula, the scenic estuary is ideal for bird watching, spotting marine life and enjoying aquatic activities such as sailing, kayaking and snorkelling.
19 This paper summarizes the Pearl River estuary regulation.
总结了珠江河口整治工作。
20 But I have spent more or less my whole life within spitting distance of the Thames estuary.