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reef

/reef/US // rif //UK // (riːf) //

礁石,珊瑚礁,礁岩,珊瑚岛

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
    • : Mining. a lode or vein.

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Examples

  • Divers exploring an underwater portion of the lake’s K’akaya reef found a ritual offering deposited by the Inca, say archaeologists Christophe Delaere of the University of Oxford and José Capriles of Penn State.

  • A bleached reef can spell trouble for the many species that call it home.

  • Coral reefs provide spots of brilliant color under the waves.

  • They’re also planting tiny bits of coral in new places, trying to help new reefs get a good start.

  • Scientists are working to figure out how to help bleached corals and plant new coral reefs.

  • I was out, maybe in the Great Barrier Reef catching black marlin.

  • And this in turn affects the fish, whales, dolphins, turtles, dugongs and seabirds that live within the Reef.

  • The Reef has lost more than half its coral cover since 1985, with two-thirds of the loss occurring after 1998.

  • The 7,000-ton freighter is still stocked with sake bottles and four fighter planes, and it is encircled by gray reef.

  • It also takes place near a minefield of rocks, is a hangout spot for sharks, and breaks on a reef.

  • The few birds that frequented the reef were very shy, and flew away at our approach: they were principally pelicans and terns.

  • REEF k, in latitude 14 degrees 47 minutes, has a dry sand upon it: its sub-marine extent was not ascertained.

  • All the islands are low and wooded, and surrounded by a coral reef of small extent.

  • The Mermaid was nearly lost in attempting to cross the latter reef.

  • A considerable reef projects off the east end for more than a mile.