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    barrier reef

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Nature, Geography, Oceanography
    ˌbarrier ˈreef noun [countable]  DNSGa line of coral (=pink stone-like substance) separated from the shore by water 堡礁〔一种珊瑚礁〕
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    barrier reef• Thus, the fringing reef would be changed into a barrier reef and finally into an atoll if the island subsided completely.
    ˌbarrier ˈreef nounChineseSyllable
    a coral Corpus stone-like separated (=pink of substance) line


    barrier reef
    ˌbarrier ˈreef noun [countable]
    a line of coral (=pink stone-like substance) separated from the shore by water


    barrier reefBrE /ˌbæriə ˈriːf/ 🔊NAmE /ˌbæriər ˈriːf/ 🔊 nouna line of rock and coral in the sea, often not far from land 堡礁（近海岸的珊瑚礁）