land mass

英 [ˈlænd mæs]

美 [ˈlænd mæs]

n.  陆块; 地块

牛津词典

noun

• 陆块；地块
  a large area of land, for example a continent

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 陆块；地块
  Aland massis a very large area of land such as a continent.
  1. ...the Antarctic landmass.
     南极大陆
  2. ...the country's large land mass of 768 million hectares.
     该国7.68亿公顷的广阔陆地

英英释义

noun

• a large continuous extent of land
  Synonym:landmass

双语例句

• Two hundred million years ago, all the continents were parts of a single land mass called Pangaea.
  两亿年以前，所有的大陆都是一整块叫做泛古陆的大陆的一部分。
• A huge mass of ice slowly flowing over a land mass, formed from compacted snow in an area where snow accumulation exceeds melting and sublimation.
  巨大的冰块（由于一个地区雪的积累量超出了融化和升华量而形成的结实的雪形成）在巨大的地上慢慢滑动而形成。
• The Eruasian land mass, coupled with Africa, possesses unmatched self-sufficiency and a dominant strategic position over the Western Hemisphere.
  欧亚大陆和非洲在西半球拥有不对称的自给自足和战略统治地位。
• The main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula.
  一个国家的主要大陆块。
• The air over the great land mass of Asia heats up in summer and rises.
  夏季，亚洲大陆上空的空气变热并向上升腾。
• Their shares of global population and land mass are even higher, leading Mr O'Neill to say more recently that he coined the Bric acronym as the countries are now part of the brick of the modern world economy.
  它们占全球人口和陆地面积的比例更高，因此奥尼尔在近些时候表示，他提出金砖四国一词，是因为这些国家现在已经成为构筑当代世界经济的部分砖石。
• A small, dim light left on all night. The two continents were connected by a land mass at one time.
  夜亮灯夜间一直开着的光线暗的小灯这两个大陆曾经由一大片陆地连接着。
• Dinosaurs evolved when most continents were joined in a single land mass.
  恐龙进化的时候，多数大陆连为一体。
• Always remember this, Australia is small country in term of population and capitals, but it is one of the biggest in land mass.
  请牢记，不论从人口还是资本来说澳大利亚都是个小国家，但是从国土面积上来说则是最大国家之一。
• This, and the presence of the Arctic Ocean in the center of the great land mass, give the area a markedly different conformation and climate from that around the opposite pole.
  这一切使得这块区域相对于地球另一端来说，在构架和气候方面存在显著的不同。