atoll

UK:  ['ætɒl]

US:  ['æ.tɔl]

复数：atolls  

n.

1.【地质学;地理学】环状珊瑚岛,环礁

1 . Instead, marine biologists ply the area, studying the atoll's slow comeback and trying to help it along.
海洋生物学家会巡逻此区，研究环礁的缓慢复育过程，帮助生态回复。

2 . Because the wind blew lengthwise along the atoll, the house had been sheltered by the miles of coconut trees.
因为风是顺着岛的纵长方向吹过来的，这所房子得到好几公里宽的椰林的庇护。

3 . Heading for a newly inherited island, the boys ate shipwrecked and marooned on an atoll which has just emerged from the sea.
一些男孩最近继承了一个海岛，他们坐着船朝着它进发，可是遇到了海难，流放在没人居住的环礁。

4 . Now, coast guard vessels enforce a fishing ban within the lagoon and within a 12-nautical-mile radius around the atoll.
如今，巡逻船明令禁止在潟湖和环礁半径12海浬范围内捕鱼。

5 . Strong winds, a dwindling supply of food, and a broken water maker meant she had to change course and head to the atoll of Tarawa instead.
强风，减少了食物供应，一破水生产商意味着她不得不改变路线，前往的塔拉瓦环礁代替。