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peninsula

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n.半岛

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insul=island(岛屿)

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peninsula


/pə'nɪnsjʊlə; [US] -nsələ; pə`nɪnsələ/
n area of land almost surrounded by water or projecting far into the sea 半岛
*the Iberian peninsula, ie Spain and Portugal 伊比利亚半岛(即西班牙和葡萄牙所在地).

peninsula


n[C]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: paeninsula, from paene 'almost' + insula 'island']
a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a large area of land
 the Korean peninsula
>peninsularadj
1. His house is located at the tip of the peninsula.
    他的房子位于半岛的顶端。

2. Indeed Europe is so much smaller than Asia that some geographers regard Europe as a peninsula of Asia.
    与亚洲相比,欧洲确实太小,有些地理学家把欧洲看作亚洲的一个半岛。

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