continental shelf
英 [ˌkɔntəˈnentl ʃelf] 美 [ˌkɑntəˈnɛntl ʃɛlf]

n.

大陆架；

英英释义

continental shelf

• n.the relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continent

双语例句

1. She is examining species on the continental shelf.
   她正在对大陆架上的物种情况进行考察。
2. Just off the coast, the continental shelf plunges, forming an underwater canyon.
   大陆架在离海岸不远处突然下降，形成了一个水下的峡谷。

权威例句

A tidal model of northwest European continental shelf
Low‐frequency circulation on the Texas‐Louisiana continental shelf
SEA ICE RETREAT ALTERS THE BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE BERING SEA CONTINENTAL SHELF
Surface area control of organic carbon accumulation in continental shelf sediments
Evidence for Upwelling of Corrosive "Acidified"Water onto the Continental Shelf
Increased marine production of N2O due to intensifying anoxiaon the Indian continental shelf
Nutrient changes in the Mississippi River and system responses on the adjacent continental shelf
Transport and deposition of river sediment in the Changjiang estuary and adjacent continental shelf
A Comparative Study of Tests for Homogeneity of Variances, with Applications to the Outer Continental Shelf Bidding Data
The measurement of marine species diversity, with an application to the benthic fauna of the Norwegian continental shelf