island
US: /ˈaɪɫənd/
UK: /ˈaɪlənd/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
island /'ailənd/- danh từ
- hòn đảo
- (nghĩa bóng) cái đứng tách riêng, cái đứng tách biệt; miền đồng rừng giữa thảo nguyên; chỗ đứng tránh (cho người đi bộ ở ngã ba đường)
- (giải phẫu) đảo
- ngoại động từ
- biến thành hòn đảo
- làm thành những hòn đảo ở
- a plain islanded with green bamboo grove: một đồng bằng trên có những hòn đảo tre xanh
- đưa ra một hòn đảo; cô lập (như ở trên một hòn đảo)
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 (abbreviation I, I., Is.) a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water: We spent a week on the Greek island of Kos. + a remote island off the coast of Scotland + (figurative) No place on the planet can remain an island of affluence in a sea of suffering.
See also -
2 (BrE) = TRAFFIC ISLAND(also island, refuge) (all BrE) (AmE safety island)
+ noun
1 an area in the middle of a road where you can stand and wait for cars to go past until it is safe for you to cross
2 (AmE) an area of road with a raised surface, for example at a JUNCTION or between two LANES of traffic, that vehicles must not drive on
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
isle, islet, ait, cay, key; atoll; archipelago; Brit dialect eyot, holm:
There are actually about 1500 islands in the Thousand Islands in the St Lawrence river.
Collocation
ADJ.
outlying, remote
a ferry service to the outlying islands
| coral, tropical, volcanic | desert, uninhabited | offshore
His money is in an offshore island bank.
QUANT.
chain, group
a group of tropical islands
ISLAND + NOUN
chain, group
the island chain of the Outer Hebrides
| home
They were forced to leave their island home and start a new life on the mainland.
| paradise
the island paradise of Phuket
PREP.
on an/the ~
He owns a house on the island.
PHRASES
the … coast/end/side/tip of an island
The best beaches are on the southern tip of the island.
Concise dictionary
islands|islanded|islanding'aɪləndnoun
+a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
+a zone or area resembling an island
