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    isthmus

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Geography, Geology
    isth·mus /ˈɪsməs/ noun [countable]  SGa narrow piece of land with water on both sides, that connects two larger areas of land 地峡 the Isthmus of Panama 巴拿马地峡
    Examples from the Corpus
    isthmus• He walked on, crossed the isthmus, and passed the entrance to the docks.• Picked a catena from the summit to the isthmus on the east side.    Origin isthmus (1500-1600) Latin Greek isthmos
    isth·mus nounChineseSyllable
    piece of Corpus water narrow a land with


    isthmus
    isth‧mus /ˈɪsməs/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1500-1600
     Language: Latin
     Origin: Greek isthmos
    a narrow piece of land with water on both sides, that connects two larger areas of land:
        the Isthmus of Panama


    isth·musBrE /ˈɪsməs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɪsməs/ 🔊 nouna narrow strip of land, with water on each side, that joins two larger pieces of land 地峡