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island
['aɪ.lənd] noun countable
ESSENTIAL
■a piece of land completely surrounded by water 岛，岛屿•a desert island荒岛 •a Pacific island太平洋岛屿 •They live on the large Japanese island of Hokkaido.他们住在日本的主要岛屿北海道。 an island of peace/calm/sanity/etc.
■a particular place which is peaceful/calm/etc, when other surrounding places are the opposite 形容某地方是闹市中的静处
UK * traffic island
['aɪ.lənd] noun countable
Common Learner Errors islandRemember: use the correct preposition.Don't say 'in an island', say on an island :We spent three days on a beautiful island. |