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

• After Troll, Ormen Lange is the second largest gas field on the Norwegian continental shelf.
  OrmenLange天然气田是挪威大陆架内继Troll气田之后的第二大天然气田。
• The dumping of wastes or other matter into the internal sea and the territorial sea, onto the continental shelf and into other sea areas under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China;
  向中华人民共和国的内海、领海、大陆架和其他管辖海域倾倒废弃物和其他物质；
• 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）。
• This area on the map is the continental shelf.
  地图上的这一片区域都是陆棚区。
• 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。
• Lithologic and magnetic characteristics and origin of shallow bore sediments on outer continental shelf of East China Sea
  东海外陆架浅孔沉积物的岩性和磁性特征及成因讨论
• Topographically, we may consider the coastal plain to be a terrestrial analog of the continental shelf.
  从地形角度讲我们可以把沿岸平原看成是大陆架在陆上的类似构造。
• 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。
• The Exclusive Economic Zone and the system of the Continental Shelf are two important regimes in the International Convention of the Law of the Sea.
  专属经济区与大陆架制度为《联合国海洋法公约》的两个重要制度。
• Species composition and resources density of Chondrichthyes in the continental shelf of northern South China Sea marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas.
  南海北部海区软骨鱼类种类组成和资源密度分布北部海洋中大多数底栖的似鳗海鱼。