isle
/aɪl/ (bre, ipa) · /aɪl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈī(-ə)l/ (ame, mw)
isle — 名詞
- islesingular
- islesplural
1. a piece of land completely surrounded by water, like a small island; the word is
島嶼
詩歌或地名中用的島
a piece of land completely surrounded by water, like a small island; the word is often used in poetry or in the official names of specific islands.
For her summer holiday, Layla visited the Isle of Wight with her family.
Layla 和家人在懷特島度過暑假。
place name usage: the Isle of Wight
In the old poem, the hero washed up on a lonely isle after the storm.
在那首古老的詩中，主角在暴風雨後被沖到一個孤島上。
literary / poetic register
The lighthouse on the tiny isle guides ships through the narrow channel.
小島上的燈塔引導船隻通過狹窄的水道。
Marta read a story about a magical isle that appeared only at night.
Marta 讀了一個關於只在夜間出現的神秘島嶼的故事。
The ferry to the Isle of Skye departs from the harbour every morning.
前往斯凱島的渡輪每天早上從港口出發。
文法句型
the Isle of [place name]
a/an [adjective] isle
用法筆記
In everyday conversation, 'island' is the natural choice. 'Isle' is mainly used in place names (Isle of Man, Isle of Wight) and in poetry or literary writing.
常見錯誤
isle — 動詞
- islepresent simple I / you / we / they
- isles3rd person singular
- isling-ing form
- isledpast simple
1. to separate land by surrounding it with water so that it becomes like an island,
使成島
使土地變成島嶼狀而隔離
to separate land by surrounding it with water so that it becomes like an island, or to isolate something completely from its surroundings.
The floods isled several farms along the river, cutting them off completely.
洪水使河邊的幾座農場變成孤島，完全與外界隔絕。
passive-like: land is isled by natural forces
In the story, the witch isled the castle by digging a wide moat around it.
在古老的故事中，女巫在城堡周圍挖了寬闊的護城河，使其變成孤島。
The construction project isled the old square when a canal was dug through it.
開鑿運河的工程使舊廣場變成了一座被水環繞的孤島。
After the earthquake, the hillside was isled and could only be reached by boat.
地震後，那處山坡變成了一座孤島，只能乘船到達。
文法句型
be isled by [natural force]
[natural force] isles [land area]
用法筆記
Extremely rare in modern English. Found almost only in literary or historical narratives describing landscapes changed by natural forces or human engineering.
2. to put someone or something in a position that is surrounded and separated from
置島上
將人或物置於島上或孤立位置
to put someone or something in a position that is surrounded and separated from everything else, like being placed on an island.
The ship's captain isled the mutineers on a small island near the coast.
船長將叛變水手們留在海岸附近的一個小島上。
transitive: [someone] isles [someone] on [place]
The lighthouse was isled on the rocky cliff, cut off from the village by the storm.
燈塔孤立在岩石懸崖上，被暴風雨切斷了與村莊的聯繫。
passive: be isled on [place]
In the legend, the king isled his treasure on a secret island guarded by birds.
傳說中國王將他的寶藏藏在一個由鳥類守衛的秘密島嶼上。
The garden bench was isled among the flower beds, surrounded by tall roses.
花園長椅孤立在花壇之間，四周圍繞著高大的玫瑰。
文法句型
be isled on [place]
[someone] isles [someone] on [place]
用法筆記
Extremely rare in modern English. Primarily used in literary descriptions of isolation, marooning, or positioning something so that it stands apart from its surroundings.