| 单词 | 该岛 |
| 释义 | 〔Krakatau〕A volcanic island of Indonesia between Sumatra and Java. A violent explosion in August 1883 blew the island apart and caused a tidal wave that killed more than 36,000 people.喀拉喀托火山：位于苏门答腊和爪哇之间的一个火山岛。1883年8月，该岛火山的一次猛烈的喷发使该岛裂开，并引发了一场使36,000 多人丧生的海啸〔Montserrat〕An island in the Leeward Islands of the British West Indies northwest of Guadaloupe. Discovered and named by Columbus in 1493, it was colonized by the English after 1632 but held by the French at various periods before being awarded to Great Britain in 1783.蒙特塞拉特岛：英国西印度群岛的背风群岛上的一个岛屿，位于瓜德罗普岛西北。1493年由哥伦布发现并命名，在1632年后受英国殖民者的统治，但在1783年正式沦为英国殖民地以前，法国也曾在不同时期控制过该岛〔Shikoku〕An island of southern Japan between southwest Honshu and eastern Kyushu. It was held by various feudal families from early times until c. 1600.四国：日本南部一岛屿，在本州西南部和九州东部之间，从古时一直到17世纪左右，该岛一直为各种不同的封建家族所占〔Youth〕An island in the Caribbean Sea south of western Cuba. Discovered by Columbus in 1494, it was later a penal colony and a rendezvous for pirates. It was claimed by both the United States and Cuba until a 1925 treaty confirmed Cuba's sovereignty.青年岛：加勒比海岛屿，位于古巴西部的南面。1494年哥伦布发现该岛，后成为流放地和海盗窝点。美国和古巴都曾宣称对该岛的主权，1925年的条约确定了古巴的所有权〔Bozcaada〕An island of Turkey in the northeast Aegean Sea south of the Dardanelles. According to tradition, it was the site of a Greek naval station during the Trojan War.波兹卡达：土耳其一岛屿，位于达丹内勒斯南部爱琴海东北部。据传说该岛是特洛伊战争时期希腊海军站所在地〔Charlottetown〕The capital and largest city of Prince Edward Island, Canada, on the southern coast of the island. It was founded by the French c. 1720. Population, 15,282.夏洛特敦：加拿大爱德华太子岛省的省会和最大城市，位于该岛南海岸，1720 年由法国人建立。人口15,282〔Hebrides〕An island group of western and northwest Scotland in the Atlantic Ocean, divided into theInner Hebrides, closer to the Scottish mainland, and the Outer Hebrides, to the northwest. The original Celtic inhabitants were conquered by Scandinavians, particularly Norwegians, who ruled the islands until 1266. Native Scottish chieftains controlled the Hebrides until the 16th century, when the islands passed to the kingdom of Scotland. 赫布里底群岛：苏格兰西部和西部太西洋中的一个岛群，分为靠近苏格兰大陆的内赫布里底群岛 和西北部的 外赫布里底群岛 。土著居民凯尔特人被斯堪的纳维亚人征服，尤其是挪威人，他们对该岛的统治一直延续到1266年。当地苏格兰族长对该岛的控制一直持续到16世纪，然后该岛并入了苏格兰的领土版图 〔Naha〕A city of southwest Okinawa, Japan, in the Ryukyu Islands on the East China Sea. It is a port and the commercial center of the islands. Population, 303,680.那霸：日本冲绳岛西南部一城市，位于中国海东部的琉球群岛，是该岛的一个港口和商业中心。人口303,680〔Flores〕An island of eastern Indonesia in the Lesser Sundas on theFlores Sea, between the eastern end of the Java Sea and the western end of the Banda Sea south of Sulawesi. The island came under Dutch influence in the 17th century, although the Portuguese held the eastern end until 1851. 弗洛里斯：印度尼西亚东部一座岛屿，是弗洛里斯海 小巽他群岛之中的一座岛屿，位于爪哇海东端和苏拉威西海南面的班达海西端之间。尽管葡萄牙人直到1851年还占领着该岛的东端，但在17世纪该岛就已经在荷兰人势力的影响之下了 〔Lido〕An island reef of northeast Italy separating the lagoon of Venice from the Adriatic Sea. The town ofLido, at the northern end of the island, is a fashionable resort. 利多：意大利东北部的一个礁岛，把威尼斯泻湖与亚得里亚海隔开。位于该岛北端的小镇利多 是受欢迎的旅游胜地 〔Roseau〕The capital of Dominica, in the Windward Islands of the West Indies. It is a port on the southwest coast of the island. Population, 9,348.罗索：多米尼加联邦首都，位于西印度群岛的向风群岛上，是该岛西南部海岸的港口之一。人口9,348〔Pemba〕An island of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean north of Zanzibar. In the 16th and 17th centuries the Portuguese occupied the island, which passed under British control in 1890.奔巴岛：坦桑尼亚一岛屿，位于桑给巴尔北部的印度洋上。葡萄牙人于16和17世纪占据该岛，1890年转由英国控制〔Tobago〕An island of Trinidad and Tobago in the southeast West Indies northeast of Trinidad. First visited by Columbus in 1498, it became a British colony in 1899 and gained independence with Trinidad in 1962.多巴哥岛：特立尼达和多巴哥国的一个岛屿，位于西印度群岛东南部，特立尼达东北部，1498年哥伦布首先到达了该岛，1899年它成为英国殖民地，1962年它和特立尼达一起获得独立〔Salamis〕An island of Greece in the Saronic Gulf east of Athens. In an important naval battle off the island's northeast coast the Greeks, led by Themistocles, defeated the Persian fleet in 480b.c. 萨拉米斯岛：希腊雅典以东的萨尔尼科湾一岛屿。公元前 480年在发生于该岛东北沿岸附近的一次重大海战中，西米斯托可斯率领希腊人打败波斯舰队 〔Guadalcanal〕A volcanic island of the western Pacific Ocean, the largest of the Solomon Islands. Discovered in 1788, the island became a British protectorate in 1893 and was occupied by the Japanese in World War II, leading to an invasion by U.S. troops in August 1942. After fierce jungle fighting, the island was captured by the Allies in February 1943.瓜达尔卡纳尔岛：太平洋西部一火山岛，所罗门群岛中的最大岛屿。该岛1788年被发现，1893年成为英国保护领地，在第二次世界大战期间被日军占领。1942年8月美军进攻该岛。经过激烈的丛林战，盟军于1943年2月占领该岛〔Sumba〕An island of south-central Indonesia in the Lesser Sunda Islands south of Flores. First visited by Europeans in 1522, it passed to the Dutch in 1866.松巴岛：印度尼西亚中南部的一个岛屿，位于弗洛里斯岛南部小巽他群岛，欧洲人最早在1522年到达过该岛，1866年归于荷兰统治〔Ikaria〕An island of southeast Greece in the Aegean Sea west of Samos. According to Greek legend, Icarus plummeted into the sea near the island.伊卡里亚岛：位于希腊东南部、爱琴海中萨摩岛以西的一个岛屿。据希腊传说，伊卡罗斯就是在该岛附近坠入大海的〔Mindanao〕An island of the southern Philippines northeast of Borneo. TheMindanao Sea borders the island on the west. 棉兰老岛：菲律宾南部一岛屿，位于婆罗洲东北。该岛西边界为棉兰老海 〔Nantucket〕An island of southeast Massachusetts south of Cape Cod, from which it is separated byNantucket Sound, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. Settled in 1659, the island was part of New York from 1660 to 1692, when it was ceded to Massachusetts. It was a whaling center until the mid-1850's and is now a popular resort. 楠塔基特：美国马萨诸塞东南一岛屿，位于科德角以南。从科德角被大西洋的臂湾楠塔基特湾 分开，该岛于1659年开始有人居住，该岛从1660年至1692年属于纽约的一部分，当时它被割让给马萨诸塞。直到19世纪50年代中期都是一个捕鲸业中心，现今是受人欢迎的游览胜地 〔Barbados〕A country occupying the easternmost island of the West Indies. Probably first visited by the Portuguese, who named it Los Barbados ("the bearded") for its numerous bearded fig trees, the island gained its independence from Great Britain in 1966. Bridgetown is the capital and the largest city. Population, 248,983.巴巴多斯：占据西印度群岛最东端岛屿的一个国家。可能最先被葡萄牙人占领，并命名为洛斯巴巴多斯（意为“芒须国”），因为那里大量的无花果树上都带芒刺。该岛于1966年从英国手中获得独立。布里奇顿为首都和最大城市。人口248,983〔Manhattan〕A borough of New York City in southeast New York, mainly onManhattan Island at the north end of New York Bay. Peter Minuit of the Dutch West Indies Company bought the island in 1626 from the Manhattan Indians, supposedly for some $24 worth of merchandise. The settlement of New Amsterdam, renamed New York when the English assumed control in 1664, quickly spread from the southern tip of the island, eventually becoming the financial, commercial, and cultural center of the United States. Population, 1,487,536. 曼哈顿区：美国纽约州东南部纽约市里的一个拥有自治权的区，主要位于曼哈顿岛 上，即纽约湾的北头。据说荷兰西印度公司一名叫彼得·米纽伊特的职工在1626年用仅值约24美元的货物从居住于曼哈顿的印第安人手中购得此岛。始建时名为新阿姆斯特丹，1664年英国人接管时改称纽约。这儿的定居点迅速发展到了该岛的南头，最终成为了美国的金融、商业和文化中心。人口1,487,536 〔Sumbawa〕A volcanic island of south-central Indonesia in the Lesser Sunda Islands west of Flores. The Dutch gained control in 1905 after signing treaties with the local chieftains.松巴哇岛：印度尼西亚中南部的一个火山岛，位于弗洛里斯岛西部的小巽他群岛，1905年荷兰人与当地的酋长签订条约后，获得了对该岛的控制权〔Sardinia〕An island of Italy in the Mediterranean Sea south of Corsica. Settled by Phoenicians, Greeks, and Carthaginians before the sixth centuryb.c. , the island was taken by Rome in 238 b.c. and later fell to the Vandals (fifth century a.d. ) and the Byzantines (early sixth century). Numerous European powers controlled the island before 1720, when it passed to the House of Savoy and became the nucleus of the Kingdom of Sardinia. Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia became the first king of Italy in 1861. 撒丁尼亚：意大利地中海中的一个岛屿，位于科西嘉岛南面。在公元前 6世纪前由腓尼基人、希腊人和迦太基人居住，该岛于 公元前 238年被罗马人占领，然后又分别被汪达尔人( 公元 5世纪）和拜占庭人(6世纪早期）占领该岛，于1720年归入萨瓦王朝统治下，成为撒丁王国的中心，在此以前该岛曾被许多欧洲力量控制过。维克多·伊曼纽尔二世（撒丁王国国王）于1861年成为意大利第一位国王 〔Rarotonga〕A volcanic island of the southern Pacific Ocean in the southwest Cook Islands. Discovered in the early 1820's by English missionaries, it is the largest and most important island in the group.拉罗汤加岛：南太平洋库克群岛中西南部一火山岛。19世纪20年代英国传教士发现了该岛，它是群岛中最大和最重要的岛屿〔Sjaelland〕An island of eastern Denmark bounded by the Kattegat and the Baltic Sea. Separated from Sweden by the Oresund, it is the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen, the country's capital.西兰岛：丹麦东部一岛屿，被卡特加特海峡与波罗的海围绕，越厄勒海峡与瑞士相望。该岛是丹麦最大的岛屿，并且是该国首都哥本哈根所在地〔Socotra〕An island of Yemen in the Indian Ocean at the mouth of the Gulf of Aden. Known to the ancient Greeks, it came under British protection in 1886 and joined Southern Yemen (now Yemen) in 1967.索科特拉岛：也门的一个岛，在印度洋中，位于亚丁湾的入口处。该岛最早被古希腊发现，于1886年成为英国的保护地，于1967年加入南也门（现在的也门）〔Bonaire〕An island of the Netherlands Antilles in the Caribbean Sea off the northern coast of Venezuela. Tourism is important to its economy.博内尔岛：荷兰属安的列斯群岛中的一个岛屿，在加勒地海上，离委内瑞拉北部海滨不远。旅游业对该岛的经济举足轻重〔Sumatra〕An island of western Indonesia in the Indian Ocean south of the Malay Peninsula. Visited by Marco Polo c. 1292, the island came under Dutch control in the 17th century although the English continued to press territorial claims. Sumatra joined newly independent Indonesia in 1949.苏门答腊岛：印度尼西亚西部一岛屿，位于马来半岛南部、印度洋沿岸。 马可波罗于1292年游访过该岛，17世纪荷兰人控制了该岛，尽管英国人继续宣称是它的领土，但在1949年苏门答腊岛就加入了独立不久的印度尼西亚〔Sicily〕An island of southern Italy in the Mediterranean Sea west of the southern end of the Italian peninsula. It was colonized from the 8th centuryb.c. by Greeks, who displaced the earlier Phoenician settlers. The next conquerors were Carthaginians, who in turn were conquered by Romans in the 3rd century b.c. After a succession of other rulers the island came under the control of the Normans in the 11th century a.d. and formed the nucleus of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, consisting of Sicily and southern Italy. The island continued to change hands until a later kingdom was conquered by Giuseppe Garibaldi in 1860 and became part of unified Italy. 西西里：意大利南部一岛屿，位于意大利半岛南端以西的地中海。从公元前 8世纪起成为希腊殖民地，希腊人赶走了早期定居在此的腓尼基人。迦太基人成为下一个征服者，他们在 公元前 3世纪又被罗马人所征服。在经过其他人相继统治之后， 公元 11世纪该岛被置于诺曼人管辖之下，并形成了两西西里王国的核心部分，由西西里和意大利南部组成。该岛继续多次易手，直到1860年朱森珀·加里波第征服了最后一个王国为止，它成为统一后的意大利的一部分 〔Syros〕An island of Greece in the north-central Cyclades. It is the richest and most populous of the Cyclades.锡罗斯岛：希腊的一海岛，位于基克拉迪群岛中部偏北。该岛是基克拉迪群岛中最富饶与人口最多的海岛〔Nicosia〕The capital and largest city of Cyprus, in the north-central part of the island. Founded probably before the seventh centuryb.c. , it fell to the Venetians in 1489 and the Turks in 1571. It became the capital when Cyprus gained independence in 1960. Population, 48,221. 尼科西亚：塞浦路斯首都及最大城市，位于该岛的中北部。大约建立于公元前 7世纪前，1489年被威尼斯人所控，1571年又落入土耳其人手中。1960年当塞浦路斯获得独立时被确立为首都。人口48,221 〔Mindoro〕An island of the west-central Philippines south of Luzon. It was first visited by Spaniards in 1570.民都洛岛：菲律宾中西部一岛屿，位于吕宋岛以南。西班牙人于1570年最先到达该岛〔Leyte〕An island of the east-central Philippines in the Visayan group north of Mindanao. It was discovered in 1521 by Ferdinand Magellan.雷迪岛：菲律宾中东部的一岛屿，属于棉兰老岛北部的米沙耶群岛。该岛于1521年被费迪南·麦哲伦发现〔Lesbos〕An island of eastern Greece in the Aegean Sea near the northwest coast of Turkey. An important Aeolian settlement, Lesbos was noted for its lyric poets, including Sappho, in the seventh centuryb.c. After occupation by various powers, the island was annexed by Greece in 1913. 莱斯博斯岛：希腊东部的一个岛屿，位于爱琴海中、土耳其西北部沿岸附近。作为伊奥利亚人的一个重要居住地，公元前 7世纪时，莱斯博斯岛以其抒情诗人、其中包括萨福而闻名。经过不同权力的占领之后，该岛最终于1913年被希腊兼并 〔Dessalines〕African-born emperor of Haiti (1804-1806) who defeated the French (1803) to gain the island's independence. His despotic rule led to his assassination.德萨林斯，简·雅克：(1758?-1806) 生于非洲的海地国王(1804-1806年）。他于1803年击败了法国人，使该岛获得了独立。他的专制统治导致了他被暗杀〔Cebu〕An island of the central Philippines in the Visayan Islands between Leyte and Negros. Magellan landed on the island in 1521. The city ofCebu is an important harbor on the eastern coast. Its population is 490,281. 宿务岛：菲律宾中部一岛屿，位于雷特和尼古拉斯之间的米沙鄢群岛。麦哲伦于1521年登上该岛。宿务市 是东海岸的重要港口。人口490,281 〔Capri〕An island of southern Italy on the southern edge of the Bay of Naples. A popular resort since Roman times, it is famous for its Blue Grotto, a picturesque cave indenting the island's high, precipitous coast.卡普里：意大利南部一岛屿，位于那不勒斯湾的南部边界。自古罗马时代以来就是一个度假胜地，以其蓝色洞穴而闻名，为该岛高而陡峭的海岸上的一处风景优美的洞穴〔Ida〕A peak, 2,457.7 m (8,058 ft) high, of central Crete. It is the highest elevation on the island and in ancient times was closely associated with the worship of Zeus.艾达峰：克里特岛中部一山峰，海拔2,457.7m(8,058英尺）。它是该岛的最高点，在古代它与人们对宙斯的崇拜有密切的相联〔Lemnos〕An island of northeast Greece in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Turkey northwest of Lesbos. Occupied in ancient times by Greeks, the island was later held by Persians, Romans, Byzantines, and Ottoman Turks. It became part of modern Greece in 1913.利姆诺斯：希腊东北部一岛屿，位于爱琴海中，远离土耳其海岸，莱斯博斯岛的西北方向。古时曾被希腊人占领，该岛后来相继为波斯人、罗马人、拜占庭人和奥斯曼土耳其人占据。直到1913年才成为现代希腊的一部分〔Trinidad〕An island of Trinidad and Tobago in the Atlantic Ocean off northeast Venezuela. First sighted by Columbus in 1498, it was not settled until the 1570's and was a frequent target for Dutch, French, and British buccaneers. Ceded to Great Britain in 1802, Trinidad was joined with Tobago in 1888 to form the colony of Trinidad and Tobago (1898).特立尼达岛：大西洋上的特立尼达和多巴哥的一个岛屿，位于委内瑞拉东北的水域里。最早在1498年，哥伦布就看到过该岛，而直到16世纪70年代才有人定居，它经常是荷兰、法国、和英国海盗的目标。1802年该岛割让给英国，1888年特立尼达与多巴哥联合组成了特里尼达与多巴哥殖民地(1898年） |
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