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The word "isle" is a less common, often literary or poetic, term for an island. It is also frequently used as part of place names, such as the "Isle of Man".

English

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Collins
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/a͟ɪl/
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[N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 名称名词;名称名词]岛(常用于岛名或文学语言) An isle is an island; often used as part of an island's name, or in literary English.
  • ...the paradise isle of Bali.

    天堂一般的巴厘岛

  • ...the Isle of Man.

    马恩岛


Oxford isle / aɪl ; NAmE aɪl / noun ( abbr.I , I. , Is. ) used especially in poetry and names to mean ‘island’ (常用于诗歌和名称中)岛 the Isle of Skye 斯凯岛 the British Isles 英伦列岛 isle isles isle / aɪl ; NAmE aɪl /
LDC
isleisle /aɪl/ noun [countable]
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a word for an island, used in poetry or in names of islands:  the British Isles
WDF

isle

[aɪl]

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Spoken:

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isles[1142]
岛(93%),群岛(7%)
n.
vt.使成为岛屿
vi.住在岛屿上
n.(Isle)人名;(英)艾尔

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