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

• This area on the map is the continental shelf.
  地图上的这一片区域都是陆棚区。
• 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 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。
• 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；
• 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。
• 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
• She is examining species on the continental shelf.
  她正在对大陆架上的物种情况进行考察。
• 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。
• 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。