| 单词 | estuary |
| 释义 | estuary noun[C] uk/ˈes.tʃu.ə.ri/us/ˈes.tu.er.i/thewidepartof ariverat theplacewhere itjoinsthesea: （江河入海的）河口the Thames estuary泰晤士河河口 the Rance estuary朗斯河河口  DariuszPa/E+/GettyImages Parts of watercourses
estuary| American Dictionaryestuary noun[C] us/ˈes·tʃuˌer·i/thepartof ariveror otherareaofwaterwhere itjoinsthesea, and wherefreshwaterandsaltwateraremixed Examplesofestuaryestuary Temporal and host-size related infection levels were monitored and discussed in relation to host movement within theestuary. From theCambridge English Corpus He concluded, therefore, that this age group of the fish population was restricted to the upperestuaryduring its first year of life. From theCambridge English Corpus The deep draughtestuarywas easy to defend since it had a narrow mouth surrounded by mountains. From theCambridge English Corpus Organic matter rich in phosphorus might also have been composted and imported from the swampestuaryor savanna zones. From theCambridge English Corpus This may work for the locals, but does not help people elsewhere there are all too many estuaries and bays around the world. From theCambridge English Corpus Rarely can an entire ecosystem, say a pond orestuary, reasonably be considered as a homogeneous environment. From theCambridge English Corpus This would suggest that it has been spreading upriver from a source near theestuary. From theCambridge English Corpus Juveniles live in shallow coastal waters and estuaries, which are also the summer feeding grounds for the adults. From theCambridge English Corpus Water from the sea enters thisestuary, and salt congeals in it, not as thick as the other one, but it is very good salt. From theCambridge English Corpus Mangroves are a special group of plants colonising estuaries, deltas, lagoons and coasts. From theCambridge English Corpus On the way to theestuary, goods were frequently transferred from one boat to another for two reasons. From theCambridge English Corpus Everybody got together to open theestuarywith their shovels, and once it became full of saltwater, they closed it. From theCambridge English Corpus Others include tenrecs (like a hedgehog), birds, locusts, grubs and shellfish and fish by the sea or in estuaries. From theCambridge English Corpus This density is in close proximity to a diversity of other resource zones-for example, the savanna,estuary, and coastal-marine zones. From theCambridge English Corpus In addition, the different feeding habits employed by flounders in the upper and middleestuaryaffect this parameter to a certain extent. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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