cays 珊瑚島；礁島 — 中文意思、英文定義、例句

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釋義

珊瑚島；礁島

熱帶海域由珊瑚、沙石構成的低矮小島

a small island on a coral reef in warm tropical seas, built up from sand, broken coral, and rock

例句

The cays off Belize are famous for their white sand and clear blue water.

貝里斯附近的珊瑚島以白沙和清澈的藍色海水聞名。

collocation: famous for [location, feature]

Many seabirds nest on the cays that lie between the mainland and the barrier reef.

許多海鳥在位於大陸與堡礁之間的珊瑚島上築巢。

常見搭配

同義詞

islet
a general term for any small island — does not specify that it is tropical or reef-based
key
a spelling variant of cay, used especially in place names such as the Florida Keys
coral island
a broader category that includes larger islands formed from coral; a cay is a specific type of low coral island

plural noun

A cay is formed on or near a coral reef, unlike a volcanic or continental island — it is a low, sandy accumulation rather than a rocky landmass.

The cays near Hawaii are volcanic.

The cays near Hawaii are low sandy islands formed on coral reefs.

Cays are built from sand and coral, not volcanic rock.

We visited a cay in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

We visited a cay in the Caribbean Sea.

Cays are found only in warm tropical waters, typically near a reef.

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