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词汇 onshore
释义 onshore
adjective, adverb
uk /ˌɒnˈʃɔːr/ us /ˈɑːn.ʃɔːr/
moving towards land from the sea, or on land rather than at sea: 向岸上的,向陆地的;陆上的
onshore winds吹向陆地的海风
onshore oil reserves陆上石油储藏
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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

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Terms for location & direction used at sea

onshore | Business English


onshore
adjective
uk /ˌɒnˈʃɔːr/us
FINANCE, TAX
used to describe companies and banks that are based in a country where they pay normal rates of tax, or to describe the services of these companies or banks :
The strict regulations imposed by onshore banks make tax evasion difficult.
onshore account/banking/fundsThe award-winning fund manager offers a range of 35 onshore funds.
NATURAL RESOURCES, PRODUCTION
on land rather than in the sea:
an onshore windfarm/oil fieldThe energy supplier has invested heavily in developing onshore windfarms.
onshore exploration/drilling/productionOther major oil groups do not have onshore production in the country.
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onshore
adverb
uk /ˌɒnˈʃɔːr/us
FINANCE, TAX
to a country where you pay normal rates of tax:
The drawback of investing overseas is that tax will need to be paid when the money is brought back onshore.
NATURAL RESOURCES, PRODUCTION
onto land from the sea:
By the end of the day, all 1,400 workers had been brought onshore and the company's wells had been shut.

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Examples of onshore


onshore
There is a good balance of onshore field observation, offshore seismic data and analogue or mathematical modelling.
The amount of seismic data acquired onshore is very small.
It concludes with short accounts of the offshore geology, the onshore mineral deposits and the petroleum potential.
However, most of the country is covered by the largest onshore ice-cap in the northern hemisphere.
After the onshore field study, we extended our attention into the offshore area.
Conversely, there are instances of fuel spills that have mobilised onshore.
Both onshore and offshore basin fill architecture shows no clear evidence for active faulting in strata overlying tectono-stratigraphic unit one.
While most of the studies are from the exposed basins onshore, interesting material is included that comes from offshore basins and the subsurface as revealed through coring and seismic surveys.
Ash was blown back onshore producing a thin layer before being buried by ignimbrite.
Bottjer and co-workers begin with a characteristically interesting and stimulating review that draws together a number of published strands on such topics as onshore-offshore patterns, ichnofabrics, and guild occupation.
This covers a wide range of technologies including onshore and offshore wind, solar and biomass.
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It said that a tax loophole would be closed to prevent wealthy individuals from bringing their trusts onshore to avoid capital gains tax.
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The report made recommendations in two key areas—organisation and finance, and the onshore distribution of natural gas liquids.
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We are anxious to ensure that renewables projects, in particular offshore and onshore wind projects, are sensitively located.
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If there is a gentle onshore breeze, the smell is not very nice.
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