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岛屿
dǎo yǔ
Meaning
- island
Definition
海洋或湖泊中四面被水围着的陆地。
Land surrounded by water on all sides in an ocean or lake.
Usage
常用于地理描述，也可比喻孤立的事物或状态。
Commonly used in geographical descriptions, and also metaphorically for isolated things or states.
Examples
- 1 这座岛屿风景如画，吸引了无数游客。 (This island is picturesque, attracting countless tourists.)
- 2 他在生活的大海中像一座孤独的岛屿。 (He is like a lonely island in the sea of life.)
- 3 这片群岛由十几个小岛屿组成。 (This archipelago consists of more than a dozen small islands.)
- 4 在信息时代，没有谁是一座真正的信息孤岛。 (In the information age, no one is a true information island.)
- 5 那座岛屿上的居民主要以捕鱼为生。 (The residents on that island mainly live by fishing.)
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