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

• Law of the People's Republic of China on the Exclusive Economic Zone and the Continental Shelf
  中华人民共和国专属经济区和大陆架法
• This area on the map is the continental shelf.
  地图上的这一片区域都是陆棚区。
• 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。
• But Chinasays its zone extends to the edge of the continental shelf, almost to Japan.
  而中方则认为其领海范围应延伸至其大陆架边缘，几乎逼近日本。
• 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。
• Jppan Sea is a vast marginal sea and is surrounded by continental shelf.
  日本海是一个广阔的边缘海，四周被大陆架所围。
• Sea-level rise and sedimentary environment response in the East China continental shelf since the last glacial maximum
  中国东部陆架沉积环境对末次冰盛期以来海面阶段性上升的响应
• 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。
• The expertise for oceanic polymetallic nodules survey Department of Continental Shelf and Sea/ Ocean Mineral Resources
  GB/T17229-1998大洋多金属结核矿产勘查规程大陆架和海洋矿物资源司
• 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。