| 词汇 | example_english_continental-slope |
| 释义 | continental slopecollocation in Englishmeanings of continentaland slopeThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with slope. continental adjective uk /ˌkɒn.tɪˈnen.təl/ us /ˌkɑːn.t̬ənˈen.t̬əl/ of or relating ... See more at continental slope noun[C] uk /sləʊp/ us /sloʊp/ a surface that lies at an angle to the horizontal so that some points on it are higher ... See more at slope Examples of continental slopeThese 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. Moreover, the deposition of several tens of metres of sediments at the continentalslope may have taken a great deal of time. This is impossible to define accurately because we do not know how far offshore, across the continentalslope and passive margin, the sediments were underlain by continental crust. The third theme, covering the continentalslope to deep ocean, is a more thorough review, dealing with research that has really only emerged in the last five years or so. It inhabits the continentalslope at depths of from 1000to1725 m. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. By contrast, water over the continentalslope adjacent to the current, is often cold, green, and teeming with life. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In more northerly waters, it inhabits the upper continentalslope at depths of 200-640m ft. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This common, bottom-dwelling shark inhabits the continental shelf and upper continentalslope, at depths of 40-600m ft. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Subsequent research of this event have shown that continentalslope sediment failures mostly occurred below 650 meter water depth. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As the continentalslope flattens out, it joins the abyssal plain, which can form huge trenches. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is typically found over the continentalslope at depths of 150-1400m ft, on or near muddy bottoms. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The continentalslope drops down to the deep sea floor. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. During the 10th five-year plan (2002-2007) the exploration was extended to the continentalslope regions, particularly in the case of marine benthos and fisheries. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It dwells at a depth range of 900to3000 m, most often between 1000to2500 m, and leads a benthic lifestyle, inhabiting the continentalslope. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This bottom-dwelling species is found on the outer continental shelf and upper continentalslope at a depth of 115-605m ft. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Some of the more abundant upper continentalslope fish species, such as cutthroat eel and longfinned hake, mainly feed on epipelagic fish. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The sea floor below the break is the "continentalslope". From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They are sluggish, bottom-dwelling fish that have been recorded from shallow waters close to shore to deep waters over the upper continentalslope. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They mostly live on the continentalslope and continental shelf, and are rarely encountered. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This species is found in marine environments on the continentalslope. 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. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of continental Go to the definition of slope See other collocations with slope |
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