| 词汇 | promontory |
| 释义 | promontory noun[ C ] uk /ˈprɒm.ən.tri/ us /ˈprɑː.mən.tɔːr/(alsoheadland) a narrow area of high land that sticks out into the sea（伸入海中的）岬，岬角 Geography: promontories & peninsulas arm cape Cape Cod causeway head headland isthmus panhandle peninsula peninsular point sea stack spit stack tombolo Examples of promontorypromontory Information on the hydrology of the separate promontory to the north is not available. Nerve damage to the posterior arm (even in the presence of an anterior shoulder dystocia) is thought to result from impaction of the posterior shoulder on the sacral promontory. The word "ness" comes from the promontory that sticks out into the sea at that point. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She was on a lonely promontory for much of her speech. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The river goes round the hill with the medieval ruins from which one can get a magnificent view, as it is a small promontory. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was explaining the very great difficulties which road hauliers will experience because of promontories to the north and south. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is the first theatre in the country to be committed to a deep-thrust or promontory stage, with the audience on three sides. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Secondly, there is a great difficulty of dealing with the slate promontories. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the promontory were removed, you would have a somewhat wider lake but you would then see all the necessary working buildings which would otherwise be veiled from sight. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Road hauliers there will be seriously affected, because there are two promontories to north and south. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is one of the promontories. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The west coast in particular is heavily indented, with long promontories separated by fjordlike sea lochs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The land spirits sought refuge in the flowers, trees, pines and insects, while the marine ones in capes, promontories, reefs, seaweed, dolphins and seals. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Ola hill (the fishermen call it more so) the front end of a promontory sticking out far in the pre-space. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the north, the plateau is connected to a neighbouring mountain range by a narrow promontory. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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