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peninsula n.半岛 (1) 他的房子位于半岛的顶端。(2) 雷州半岛正对着海南岛。 The word peninsula, which entered English in the 16th century, comes from the Latin words paene, "almost," and insula, "island." Some confuse an island with a peninsula because both are surrounded by so much water, but a peninsula is connected to a mainland at some point, while an island is completely encircled by water. In most cases, a peninsula is narrow and long, resembling an arm or leg.

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英 [pə'nɪnsjələ] 美 [pə'nɪnsələ] (1) His house is located on the tip of the peninsula.(2) Leizhou Peninsula lies opposite Hainan Island. Part of Italy is a peninsula, and it's a pretty famous one, because it looks like a boot. A peninsula juts into the water but has at least a narrow a connection to land. If the boot broke off from Italy just below the "knee," it would be an island. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]半岛 A peninsula is a long narrow piece of land which sticks out from a larger piece of land and is almost completely surrounded by water.   [oft in names]...the political situation in the Korean peninsula...朝鲜半岛的政治局势I had walked around the entire peninsula.我走遍了整个半岛。

英语单词	peninsula
英美音标	英 [pə'nɪnsjələ] 美 [pə'nɪnsələ]
中文释义	n.半岛
英语例句	(1) His house is located on the tip of the peninsula. (2) Leizhou Peninsula lies opposite Hainan Island.
中文例句	(1) 他的房子位于半岛的顶端。 (2) 雷州半岛正对着海南岛。
vocabulary简明	Part of Italy is a peninsula, and it's a pretty famous one, because it looks like a boot. A peninsula juts into the water but has at least a narrow a connection to land. If the boot broke off from Italy just below the "knee," it would be an island.
vocabulary扩展	The word peninsula, which entered English in the 16th century, comes from the Latin words paene, "almost," and insula, "island." Some confuse an island with a peninsula because both are surrounded by so much water, but a peninsula is connected to a mainland at some point, while an island is completely encircled by water. In most cases, a peninsula is narrow and long, resembling an arm or leg.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]半岛 A peninsula is a long narrow piece of land which sticks out from a larger piece of land and is almost completely surrounded by water. [oft in names] ...the political situation in the Korean peninsula... 朝鲜半岛的政治局势 I had walked around the entire peninsula. 我走遍了整个半岛。

Peninsula Narrow Island Italy Surrounded Completely Water Piece