land mass

英 [ˈlænd mæs]

美 [ˈlænd mæs]

n.  陆块; 地块

牛津词典

noun

• 陆块；地块
  a large area of land, for example a continent

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 陆块；地块
  Aland massis a very large area of land such as a continent.
  1. ...the Antarctic landmass.
     南极大陆
  2. ...the country's large land mass of 768 million hectares.
     该国7.68亿公顷的广阔陆地

英英释义

noun

• a large continuous extent of land
  Synonym:landmass

双语例句

• The air over the great land mass of Asia heats up in summer and rises.
  夏季，亚洲大陆上空的空气变热并向上升腾。
• Dinosaurs evolved when most continents were joined in a single land mass.
  恐龙进化的时候，多数大陆连为一体。
• Always remember this, Australia is small country in term of population and capitals, but it is one of the biggest in land mass.
  请牢记，不论从人口还是资本来说澳大利亚都是个小国家，但是从国土面积上来说则是最大国家之一。
• Like the us, China has more land mass than Japan and therefore a more widely varied cuisine.
  如美国，中国已经超过日本，因此更大规模地更为广泛多样美食。
• The land mass of australia, after it had broken away from antarctica, continued to drift.
  澳洲大陆在从南极洲分离出来之后仍在继续漂移。
• Asia and Europe form a huge land mass.
  亚洲和欧洲连成一片大陆地。
• We have mentioned that though Luzon appears to be on the Philippine Plate, this is a land mass attached to the Philippines on the Sunda Plate because underlying rock strata hold it to the Sunda Plate.
  我们提到过虽然看起来好像吕宋岛在菲律宾板块上，这其实是在巽他板块上与菲律宾相连的土地，因为下面的岩层是属于巽他板块的。
• In the20th century, we measured a nation's wealth primarily by its natural resources, its land mass, its population and its army.
  在20世纪，我们衡量一个国家的财富首先想到的是它的自然资源，陆地面积，人口和军队。
• A small, dim light left on all night. The two continents were connected by a land mass at one time.
  夜亮灯夜间一直开着的光线暗的小灯这两个大陆曾经由一大片陆地连接着。
• We're a lot bigger than you, in land mass, but our population is considerably less.
  我们的土地比你们的大多了，人口倒是比你们少了不少。