parallel
n.緯線
Beijing is close to the fortieth parallel of north latitude.
北京靠近北緯四十度。
longitude
n.經度,經線
latitude
n.緯度
equator
n.赤道
The weather is very hot near the equator.
赤道附近的天氣非常熱。
zenith
n.頂點,頂峰,天頂
inlet
n.小島
gulf
n.海灣
The Persian Gulf is abundant in crude oil.
波斯灣盛產原油。
cliff
n.懸崖,絕壁
The mountaineer broke a leg while climbing a cliff and was hospitalized for a month.
登山運動員在攀登懸崖時摔斷了一條腿,住了一個月的院。
sandbank
n.沙洲,沙丘
tempest
n.暴風雨
seaquake
n.海震.海嘯
estuary
n.入海口
torrent
n.急流,洪流(deluge, flood)
The river was a torrent after the storm.
暴風雨過后,河水奔流而下。
tributary
n.支流 adj.支流的
confluent
adj.匯合的
canal
n.運河(aqueduct)
The canals take water to the rice fields.
水渠把水送到稻田里。
range
n.山脈
massif
n.群山,高地
crevice
n.裂縫(cleft, rift)
plateau
n.高原
marine
adj.海的(marine, deanic);海上的;近海的
Research in support of marine biotechnology is well underway due to enough funding and government support.
由于有足夠的資金和政府支持,海洋生物技術的研究正在進行。