bight

/baɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /baɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbīt/ (ame, mw)

bight — 名詞

  • bightsingular
  • bightsplural

1. a long, gentle curve in the line of a coast or the bank of a river, forming a wi

1.名詞C1
釋義

海灣；水灣

海岸或河岸彎曲形成的開闊水灣

a long, gentle curve in the line of a coast or the bank of a river, forming a wide, open bay

例句

The Great Australian Bight is famous for its dramatic cliffs and abundant marine life.

大澳大利亞灣以其陡峭的懸崖和豐富的海洋生態聞名。

Great Australian Bight

The fishing boat took shelter in a quiet bight when the wind picked up.

那艘漁船在風勢增強時躲進一個寧靜的小灣避風。

quiet bight

同義詞
  • bay

    broader term — a bight is a type of bay, but 'bay' can describe any size and shape of coastal indentation

  • cove

    smaller and more sheltered than a bight, usually rounder and with a narrower entrance

  • inlet

    narrower and longer than a bight, more like a channel reaching into the land

用法筆記

Frequently used as part of a proper place name (e.g. Great Australian Bight, Bight of Benin). This is the only common context outside specialised geography writing.