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

• Mineral characteristics and mineral chemistry are studied by the microscope, XRD and microprobe analysis for basalt samples from the northern margin of the continental shelf in the East China Sea.
  对东海陆架边缘北部一个站位的玄武岩进行了镜下观测、XRD定量分析和电子探针分析。
• Study of Internal Wave and Mixing on the Continental Shelf and Slope of the Northern South China Sea;
  南海北部陆架陆坡区内波与混合研究欧亚大陆北部的狼獾。
• 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
• 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 waters between Chinas Xisha Islands and the coast of the Vietnamese mainland are yet to be delimited. The two sides have not yet conducted delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone ( EEZ) and continental shelf in these waters.
  中国西沙群岛与越南大陆海岸之间存在海域划界问题，双方迄未在该海域进行专属经济区和大陆架划界。
• 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。
• 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 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 part of a continent under the ocean is called a continental shelf.
  大陆的海底部分叫做大陆架。
• The water above the continental shelf is moved by the tides and by estuarine currents.
  潮流和河口流使大陆架上的海水流动。