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单词 guyot
释义
guyot
noun[C]
geologyspecialized
uk
/ˈɡiː.əʊ/us
/ˈɡiː.oʊ/
amountainunder theseawith aflattop:
海底平顶山，平顶海山
Guyots areconsideredto be theremainsofsunkenislandsoroceanicbanks.海底平顶山被认为是沉没岛屿或海岸的遗迹。
Synonym
tablemount
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seamount
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  • Guyots are mostcommonlyfoundin thePacificOcean.
  • Whileservingwith the U.S. Navy in thePacificduringWorldWar II, he was the first toreporttheexistenceof thetruncatedseamountsknownas guyots.
  • TheGreatMeteor Tablemount is a guyotstandingat over 4,000metres.
  • Some of theseriseabovesealevel, but thevastmajorityaresubmarinefeaturesknownas seamounts, or if they are flat-topped, guyots.
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(Definition ofguyotfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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Guyothas recently started to appear in theater productions.
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The vines are generally trained in either single or doubleguyot.
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The volcano has a flat-topped summit (thus making it aguyot) rising about 3000mft -3 above the seabed, to 24mft 0 below sea level.
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The limestone cliffs, some 60 metres in height, of theguyotand the rest of the island are covered in dense tropical jungle.
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Further subsidence causes the volcano to sink below the sea surface, becoming a seamount and/or aguyot.
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To technically be considered aguyotor tablemount, they must stand at least 3000 ft (900 m) tall.
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Guyotremains sharply etched in my memory.
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