cove

单词辨析:

gulf bay bight cove 【导航词义:海湾】
gulf n. 海湾
〔辨析〕

指由海岸围成半圆形的一大片海域,一般比 bay 大。

〔例证〕

the Gulf War

海湾战争

the Persian Gulf

波斯湾

The Mississippi River empties into the Gulf of Mexico.

密西西比河注入墨西哥湾。

bay n. 海湾
〔辨析〕

指沿弯曲的海岸线形成的宽阔水域,常为港口的所在地。

〔例证〕

Tokyo Bay

东京湾

the Bay of Biscay

比斯开湾

She painted the picturesque fishing village lying on the bay.

她画了坐落在海湾的一个风景如画的渔村。

bight n. 海湾;河湾;弯曲部分
〔辨析〕

指曲线较长的海湾、大河的河湾,或海岸、河岸的弯曲部分。

〔例证〕

the Bight of Biafra

比夫拉湾

the Great Australian Bight

大澳大利亚湾

cove n. 小海湾
〔辨析〕

指有部分陆地屏障的小海湾。

〔例证〕

The first fishing boats have left the cove.

第一批渔船离开了小海湾。

We saw two children playing in a cove.

我们看到两个小孩正在一个小海湾里玩耍。

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I told him my story, and he and his men chased the pirates down into the cove.

我给他讲了我们的经历,他和他的人就去海湾追海盗船了。

Our inn was on me cliffs above Black Hill Cove, and was a wild, lonely place.

我们的客店位于布莱克希尔湾的悬崖上,一个荒野的地方。

Where do we go for the whaler's Cove show?

请问在哪能看到捕鲸人小湾展览?

He had head reports of a pirate ship in Black Hill Cove and had come looking for the pirates.

他得悉布莱克希尔湾出现了一只海盗船,便到我们这边来搜捕海盗。

The group became trapped in a shallow cove of Long Island south last week.

上个礼拜,这些海豚在南边长海岛的浅滩被困住了。

An indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than an gulf.

海岸线的一个缺口,比小湾大,但比海湾小。