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词汇 littoral
释义 littoral
adjective
uk /ˈlɪt.ər.əl/ us /ˈlɪt̬.ər.əl/
 the littoral zone
geography specialized
the part of a river, lake, or sea close to the land: 潮汐带
The littoral zone covers the region between high and low tide.潮汐带包括涨潮和落潮之间的区域。
geography specialized
near the coast: 水岸的;海岸的
the five littoral Caspian countries五个里海沿岸国家
biology specialized
found in the littoral zone: 潮汐带的
the common littoral crab常见的滨海蟹
used to refer to military ships that operate close to the land, or to their activities: (军事船只)沿海的
The US Navy has plans to build more littoral ships.美国海军计划建造更多的沿海舰艇。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Coasts & beaches
barrier reef
beachcomb
beachcomber
beachcombing
beachfront
esplanade
frontage
groin
low-lying
riviera
sand
seafront
shingle
shore
strand
swash
the Amalfi Coast
the seaside
tide pool
tombolo

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Passenger, cargo & military ships

Synonym


coastal
littoral
noun[ S ]
uk /ˈlɪt.ər.əl/ us /ˈlɪt̬.ər.əl/
geography specialized
an area along the coast: 沿海(或沿水)地区
the Mungo region in the Cameroon littoral喀麦隆沿海的蒙戈地区
geography specialized
the littoral zone潮汐带
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Coasts & beaches
barrier reef
beachcomb
beachcomber
beachcombing
beachfront
esplanade
frontage
groin
low-lying
riviera
sand
seafront
shingle
shore
strand
swash
the Amalfi Coast
the seaside
tide pool
tombolo

Examples of littoral


littoral
In coastal ecosystems the first intermediate hosts of digenetic trematodes are mostly littoral gastropod molluscs.
When not actually submerged, the soils of the littoral zone are unprotected from extremes of climate, including the direct impact of sunshine and rainfall.
Information from littoral communities at higher latitudes suggests that shorter life cycles are favoured in harsh environments.
In terms of conservation, heterogeneous seed transport is particularly important for this severely degraded littoral forest.
Many societies within 60 miles of the littoral were thus marginal suppliers of captives in these years.
They are widespread microbes of the marine littoral, and have been found in numerous terrestrial and freshwater habitats.
The dichotomy might also represent differences in food chain lengths between the two environments, with shorter food chains in harsher littoral habitats.
In other parts, land emergence amounted to around 10 m, and the chances of finding shells of sub-littoral molluscs are thus small.
Most people who lived on the south-western littoral consumed imported rice, while the plantation workers and those who provided services for the plantations were almost entirely dependent on it.
Both live in the sub-littoral zone.
Now we have the present challenge: are the legitimate existential concerns of smaller littoral states respected or neglected?
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
What is currently needed is a focus on several issues of concern that are of pragmatic interest to all the littoral states.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
The review heralds a change from open ocean warfare to near-coast or littoral operations.
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Sub-littoral conservation is a complex problem in which scientific, legal and practical aspects need careful appraisal before any conclusion can be reached.
From the
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The category ' without vegetation ' presents the reservoirs which were created from the old pond by removing the bottom and eliminating the littoral zone.
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