reef 的定义
- a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- Mining. a lode or vein.
reef 近义词
underwater or partially submerged ledge
更多reef例句
- 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.