| 词汇 | coral |
| 释义 | coral noun[ U ] uk /ˈkɒr.əl/ us /ˈkɔːr.əl/ C2 a substance like rock, formed in the sea by groups of particular types of small animal, often used in jewellery: 珊瑚 a coral bracelet/necklace珊瑚手镯／项链 Singapore Photographer Imran Ahmad/Moment/GettyImages a colour between orange and pink珊瑚红，浅橘红 Anna Bliokh/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Sea creatures abalone amphipod anemone barnacle barrier reef cowrie crab cray crayfish crustacean littleneck clam lobster marron mollusc mussel shellfish shipworm shrimp snow crab soft-shell clam coral adjective uk /ˈkɒr.əl/ us /ˈkɔːr.əl/ having a colour between orange and pink: 珊瑚红色的，浅橘红色的 Paul wore pale grey trousers with a coral T-shirt and black jacket.保罗穿了条浅灰色长裤，配珊瑚红T恤和黑夹克。 Less common colours apple green argent ashy avocado baby blue carmine cerise dun emerald indigo peacock blue puce racing green ruddily rust salmon pink sanguine shocking pink sky blue verdure coral | American Dictionarycoral noun[ U ] us/ˈkɔr·əl, ˈkɑr-/ a hard substance formed in the sea from masses of shells of very small sea animals, usually orange or red in color Examples of coralcoral Large, overturned tabulate corals are found in similar facies in the south-eastern quar ry wall. Then, the other groups: conodonts, acritarchs, chitinozoa, corals, brachiopods, cephalopods, bivalves, trilobites. In contrast, coquina accumulations are common along the upper bedding planes, where they are formed by bivalves, productid brachiopod shells, fenestellid bryozoans, small solitary corals, crinoid stems and blastoids. The dominant colonial organisms are corals. Finally, on the question of corals, there is no doubt that red and pink corals have been overharvested in many regions of the world. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Deep-sea trawlers were accused of systematically destroying the corals. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We must include here cold-water corals and seamounts, which shelter rich and often unique ecosystems. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English There is also some evidence of collateral damage to corals and other organisms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Because of the anchors used and the risk of loss, they can cause ghost fishing and also seabed erosion, threatening the ecological balance of the deep-water corals. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The value of these corals and other deep-sea organisms to our heritage will be seen over time and it is widely acknowledged that they have huge biotechnological potential. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English At the sea bottom are a variety of corals, sea animals and plants which attract researchers and ecologists. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Octocorals are soft corals such as sea pens. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Deep-water corals grow more slowly than tropical corals because there are no zooxanthellae to feed them. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Trawlers drag nets across the ocean floor, disturbing sediments, breaking and destroying deep-water corals. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In 19833, 50 to 90% of the corals in the region were lost. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of coral 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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