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

• We have mentioned that though Luzon appears to be on the Philippine Plate, this is a land mass attached to the Philippines on the Sunda Plate because underlying rock strata hold it to the Sunda Plate.
  我们提到过虽然看起来好像吕宋岛在菲律宾板块上，这其实是在巽他板块上与菲律宾相连的土地，因为下面的岩层是属于巽他板块的。
• The two continents were connected by a land mass at one time.
  这两个大陆曾经由一大片陆地连接着。
• 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。
• 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。
• This results from its absorption of the ethnic minority homelands that make up 60 per cent of its land mass and are the origin of all the important international rivers flowing out of Chinese territory.
  这是源于中国对少数民族居住地的吸纳&这些少数民族居住地区占到了中国陆地总面积的60%，是从中国流出的所有重要国际河流的发源地。
• Asia is on a big land mass.
  亚洲在一个大陆块上。
• A string of spectacular undersea volcanoes created the islands and continue to add to their land mass even today.
  一系列壮观的海底火山形成这个群岛并甚至在今天仍继续增加着岛屿的面积。
• Land mass and ocean had changed places.
  土地和海洋的位置发生变化。
• 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。