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cove

英 [kəʊv]

美 [koʊv]

n.  小海湾; 家伙; 汉子; 小子
vi.  使内凹; 使成拱形; 使成穹形; 作成穹顶内凹; 成拱形

复数:coves 过去分词:coved 

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Collins.1 / BNC.12298 / COCA.12127

同义词辨析

gulfbaybightcove【导航词义:海湾】

gulfn. 海湾
〔辨析〕
指由海岸围成半圆形的一大片海域,一般比 bay 大。
〔例证〕
the Gulf War
海湾战争
the Persian Gulf
波斯湾
The Mississippi River empties into the Gulf of Mexico.
密西西比河注入墨西哥湾。
bayn. 海湾
〔辨析〕
指沿弯曲的海岸线形成的宽阔水域,常为港口的所在地。
〔例证〕
Tokyo Bay
东京湾
the Bay of Biscay
比斯开湾
She painted the picturesque fishing village lying on the bay.
她画了坐落在海湾的一个风景如画的渔村。
bightn. 海湾;河湾;弯曲部分
〔辨析〕
指曲线较长的海湾、大河的河湾,或海岸、河岸的弯曲部分。
〔例证〕
the Bight of Biafra
比夫拉湾
the Great Australian Bight
大澳大利亚湾
coven. 小海湾
〔辨析〕
指有部分陆地屏障的小海湾。
〔例证〕
The first fishing boats have left the cove.
第一批渔船离开了小海湾。
We saw two children playing in a cove.
我们看到两个小孩正在一个小海湾里玩耍。

牛津词典

    noun

    • 小海湾
      a small bay (= an area of sea that is partly surrounded by land)
      1. a secluded cove
        僻静的小海湾
    • 家伙;汉子;小子
      a man

      柯林斯词典

      • N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 小海湾
        Acoveis a part of a coast where the land curves inwards so that the sea is partly enclosed.
        1. ...a hillside overlooking Fairview Cove.
          俯瞰费尔维尤海湾的小山坡

      英英释义

      noun

      • a small inlet
        1. small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain

          双语例句

          • A moment later, I heard light footsteps threshing through a cove of reeds.
            过了一会,又听得有个轻动的脚步声,在后面的苇塘里乱走。
          • I'm not gonna drive my boat into Purgatory cove.
            我可不想把我船开进连屿湾。
          • He had head reports of a pirate ship in Black Hill Cove and had come looking for the pirates.
            他得悉布莱克希尔湾出现了一只海盗船,便到我们这边来搜捕海盗。
          • It's getting late and this is the last cove in the bay.
            天色黑了,这是最后一个小海湾了。
          • We had a picnic in a quiet cove.
            我们在一个安静的小湾野炊。
          • Our inn was on me cliffs above Black Hill Cove, and was a wild, lonely place.
            我们的客店位于布莱克希尔湾的悬崖上,一个荒野的地方。
          • I relished the quiet effortlessness of the canoe and spent happy hours exploring every cove and passage.
            我尽享独木舟的宁静和轻便,它伴着我度过了很多快乐时光,我乘着它查访了这里的所有弯弯道道。
          • You're at the Admiral Benbow inn, Black Hill Cove, my good man,'I said.
            “我的朋友,你在布莱克希尔湾的本葆将军客店,”我说。
          • An indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than an gulf.
            海岸线的一个缺口,比小湾大,但比海湾小。
          • What a strange Cove he is!
            他这人真怪!