mainland

英 [ˈmeɪnlænd]

美 [ˈmeɪnlænd]

n.  大陆; (不包括附近岛屿的)国土的主体
adj.  大陆的; 本土的

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BNC.5381 / COCA.6208

牛津词典

noun

• 大陆；（不包括附近岛屿的）国土的主体
  the main area of land of a country, not including any islands near to it
  1. a boat to/from the mainland
     驶往大陆的 / 由大陆来的船
  2. The Hebrides are to the west of the Scottish mainland.
     赫布里底群岛位于苏格兰本土的西面。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING （指与周围岛屿相对的）大陆，本土
  You can refer to the largest part of a country or continent asthe mainlandwhen contrasting it with the islands around it.
  1. She was going to Nanaimo to catch the ferry to the mainland.
     她准备去纳奈莫乘渡船回大陆。
  2. ...the islands that lie off the coast of mainland Britain.
     远离英国本土的岛屿

英英释义

noun

• the main land mass of a country or continent

双语例句

• Can we construct a tunnel connecting the Mainland and Taiwan?
  能否修建一条连接大陆和台湾的隧道？
• The car ferries from the mainland are often fully booked by February.
  从大陆出发的汽车轮渡常常在2月前就被预订一空。
• Air links between the mainland and Taiwan have grown in recent years along with closer trade and travel.
  随着更密切的贸易和旅游，大陆和台湾之间的空中联系最近几年一直在加强。
• Hong Kong in turn has become the Mainland s most important centre for fund-raising, trading and re-export.
  香港则成为内地最重要的金融集资中心，贸易中心和运输转口中心。
• They have relatives on the mainland.
  他们在大陆有亲戚。
• These are only the beginning steps for an across-the-board normalization of at least economic relations with the mainland.
  这只是与大陆全面关系-至少是经济关系正常化的第一步。
• The bridge joins the island to the mainland.
  这座大桥把小岛和大陆衔接起来。
• The floors of these seas are extensions of china's Eastern mainland submerged in the water.
  这些海的海底是中国东部大陆在海下的延伸。
• As the regime's grip on the mainland tightened over the next few years, hundreds of thousands more people fled south.
  随着后来几年那个政权加强对大陆的控制，又有数十万人逃往南方。
• Hawaii and Alaska are not on the mainland of the United States.
  夏威夷和阿拉斯加不在美国本土。