continental shelf

英 [ˌkɒntɪˌnentəl ˈʃelf]

美 [ˌkɑːntɪˌnentəl ˈʃelf]

n.  大陆架

经济

牛津词典

noun

• 大陆架
  the area of land on the edge of a continent that slopes into the ocean

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 大陆架
  The continental shelfis the area which forms the edge of a continent, ending in a steep slope to the depths of the ocean.
  1. ...the deep water off the Continental Shelf.
     远离大陆架的深水水域

英英释义

noun

• the relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continent

双语例句

• Huge glaciers that stretch over the shallow continental shelf give birth to icebergs throughout the year.
  一年四季里，覆盖在浅层大陆架上的巨大冰川生成了众多冰山。
• Most of the Arctic is continental shelf, so most of it will eventually be allotted to one of the five neighbours ( Iceland also has a small claim within the Arctic Circle).
  北极大部分的大陆架，因此大多数最终将被分配给一个五个邻国（冰岛也有一个小索赔北极圈）。
• Lowered sea levels exposed the shallow continental shelf beneath the Bering Sea
  海平面下降使白令海底部的浅层大陆架暴露出来。
• The part of a continent under the ocean is called a continental shelf.
  大陆的海底部分叫做大陆架。
• China and Japan have had some difference about dividing the continental shelf of the East Sea and exclusive economic zone for a long time.
  长期以来，中国与日本在东海大陆架与专属经济区的划分上存在着分歧。
• This scientific and research project is to analyze the geological structure of the continental shelf.
  这个科研项目的内容是分析陆架的地质结构。
• The People's Republic of China has the exclusive right to authorize and regulate drilling on the continental shelf for all purposes.
  中华人民共和国拥有授权和管理为一切目的在大陆架上进行钻探的专属权利。
• The Study on the Equitable Principle in the Continental Shelf Delimitation;
  以此为基础，划界应适用并体现公平原则。
• The sea floor of this continental shelf usually undulates gently, rising occasionally to the surface in offshore banks or island.
  这个大陆架海底通常缓慢起伏，偶尔以岸外的砂洲和岛屿的形式露出水面。
• She is examining species on the continental shelf.
  她正在对大陆架上的物种情况进行考察。