estuary

汉语翻译

n. 河口, 港湾

词型变化

名词复数:estuaries 形容词:estuarial 

英语解释

名词 estuary:

the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix

例句

The river opens out suddenly into a broad estuary.江面忽然开阔起来，形成一个宽广的河。A stretch of water in a river, an estuary, or a tidal channel made rough by waves meeting an opposing current.巨澜在河流、港湾或潮汐海峡中，由波浪和它对立的水流相撞而成的一条绵延水域The stream debouches into the estuary.这条河流入河口湾。The ship has touched bottom the estuary must be shallower than we thought.船搁浅了--这河口的水比我们想像的要浅。

详细解释

es.tu.ar.y

n.（名词）
【复数】 es.tu.ar.ies
The part of the wide lower course of a river where its current is met by the tides.
港湾，河口湾：河流的低凹地区，在此水流与潮汐相遇
An arm of the sea that extends inland to meet the mouth of a river.
海湾：海洋伸进大路与河口相遇的分支

来源：
Latin aestu3rium
拉丁语 aestu3rium
from aestus [tide, surge, heat]
源自 aestus [潮汐，汹涌，发烧]

【引伸】
es.tuar.ial