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单词 mainland
释义
mainland
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈmeɪn.lænd/us
/ˈmeɪn.lænd/
relatingto orformingthemainpartof acountryorcontinent, notincludingtheislandsaround it:
（不包括周围岛屿、构成一个国家或大洲的）大陆
mainlandChina中国大陆
Hawaii'scostoflivingisestimatedat about 20percentto 30percenthigherthan most mainlandcommunities.夏威夷的生活成本估计比大多数大陆社区高出约20%至30%。
More examples
  • Thenumberofcarson mainland roads-about 20 million-isexpectedtoincreaseby 2.5 million thisyearalone.
  • This has beenencouragedbydevelopmentsin theinternationalfinancialmarketsand byFrenchaspirationstoestablishParisas mainland Europe'sprimefinancialcentre.
  • About 40percentof thepolarbeardenson the mainlandcoastof the Beaufort Sea are in theareaproposedforoilexploration.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Geography: small & large land masses
  • archipelago
  • atoll
  • continent
  • continental
  • coral reef
  • desert island
  • interisland
  • island
  • isle
  • landform
  • landlocked
  • landmass
  • Pangaea
  • subcontinent
the mainland
noun[S]
uk
/ˈmeɪn.lænd/us
/ˈmeɪn.lænd/
themainpartof acountryorcontinent, notincludingtheislandsaround it:
大陆；本土
Theyrecentlybuiltabridgebetween themainlandand theclosestisland.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Geography: small & large land masses
  • archipelago
  • atoll
  • continent
  • continental
  • coral reef
  • desert island
  • interisland
  • island
  • isle
  • landform
  • landlocked
  • landmass
  • Pangaea
  • subcontinent
(Definition ofmainlandfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
mainland
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈmeɪn.lænd/us
/ˈmeɪn.lænd/
relatingto orformingthemainpartof acountryorcontinent, notincludingtheislandsaround it
（不包括周围岛屿、构成一个国家或大洲的）大陆
mainlandChina中国大陆
Hawaii'scostoflivingisestimatedat about 20percentto 30percenthigherthan most mainlandcommunities.夏威夷的生活成本估计比大多数大陆社区高出约20%至30%。
More examples
  • Thenumberofcarson mainland roads-about 20 million-isexpectedtoincreaseby 2.5 million thisyearalone.
  • This has beenencouragedbydevelopmentsin theinternationalfinancialmarketsand byFrenchaspirationstoestablishParisas mainland Europe'sprimefinancialcentre.
  • About 40percentof thepolarbeardenson the mainlandcoastof the Beaufort Sea are in theareaproposedforoilexploration.
the mainland
noun[S]
uk
/ˈmeɪn.lænd/us
/ˈmeɪn.lænd/
themainpartof acountryorcontinent, notincludingtheislandsaround it
大陆；本土
Theyrecentlybulit abridgebetween themainlandand theclosestisland.最近他们在大陆和最近的小岛之间建了一座桥。

mainland| American Dictionary

mainland
noun[U]
us
/ˈmeɪn·lənd/
themainpartof acountryorcontinent, notincludingtheislandsaround it:
Theislandisaccessiblebyferryfrom the mainland.
(Definition ofmainlandfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

mainland| Business English

mainland
noun[S]
uk
/ˈmeɪnlənd/us
themainpartof acountryorcontinent, notincludingtheislandsaround it:
on the mainlandHe does all hisbankingon the mainland, but heliveson theisland.
theChinese/American/European, etc. mainland
mainland
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈmeɪnlənd/us
belongingto or on themainpartof acountryorcontinent:
mainland China/Europe/Greece, etc.Thefirmisopeningnewstoresacrossthe UK and mainlandEurope.
amainlandcompany/city/market
(Definition ofmainlandfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmainland

mainland
Under these plans, convicts were granted access to land and encouraged to bring their families from themainland.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The policy network representing the interests of themainlandheavy industry (most importantly the metallurgical industry) comes very close to the ideal type policy community.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They returned to themainlandwith either memories or habits of opium and this was fundamental for the spread of smoking in the eighteenth century.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In the final part, the scope is extended to themainlandproduction.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Predators of vertebrates are absent and densities of pollinators and seed dispersers are substantially reduced in comparison to the nearbymainland.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We expect that withinhost parasite density should not affect parasite fecundity in insular populations, contrary tomainlandpopulations.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Some materials, such as cement and iron, were imported for the 1946-55 programme's projects, and others (mainly wood) came from themainland.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In addition, partial movie sound tracks are currently used throughout themainlandto teach listening comprehension.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It seemed that all groups, the supporters of the separation of the island andmainlandincluded, saw independence as the only option.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Allmainlandindustries pay taxes but the offshore oil industry is exempted.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The habitat of all study islands and themainlandis semi-deciduous tropical forest.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Under the original plan to close the penal settlement, convicts who returned to themainlandwere offered remissions of one-third of their sentence.
From theCambridge English Corpus
All farmers were asked not to purchase cattle from themainland.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thus, for the purpose of our analysis, themainlandsites and six islands support agouti, while seven islands do not.
From theCambridge English Corpus
An article from 1954 bolstered the argument by stating that the islands had once been connected to themainlandby dry land.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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