lagoons是什么意思？

lagoons

英[lə'ɡu:nz] 美[lə'ɡunz]

• n. 污水池( lagoon的名词复数 )，潟湖，（大湖或江河附近的）小而浅的淡水湖，温泉形成的池塘；

例句

• It is deposited in low - energy environments in lakes, estuaries and lagoons. 它沉淀于湖泊 、 河口和礁湖的 低能量 环境中,也可于沉淀于深海环境.
• The Islands are by shallow crystal clear lagoons enclosed by coral reefs. 该群岛包围由珊瑚礁封闭的浅水清澈泻湖.
• The whales migrate some 6,000 miles to breed and calve in the warm lagoons. 鲸会迁移6,000海里左右,到温暖的环礁湖生殖繁衍。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  瀉湖；环礁湖
  A lagoon is an area of calm sea water that is separated from the ocean by a line of rock or sand.