isthmus

英 [ˈɪsməs]

美 [ˈɪsməs]

n.  地峡

GRE医学

BNC.34487 / COCA.23546

牛津词典

noun

• 地峡
  a narrow strip of land, with water on each side, that joins two larger pieces of land

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 地峡
  Anisthmusis a narrow piece of land connecting two very large areas of land.
  1. ...the Isthmus of Panama.
     巴拿马地峡

英英释义

noun

• a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
  Synonym:band
• a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas

双语例句

• In 1698 the nobles and landowners of the kingdom of Scotland tried to elevate their country to a world trading nation by colonize ing the isthmus of Panama.
  1698年，苏格兰王国的贵族与大地主试图通过殖民统治巴拿马地峡把他们的国家提升为世界贸易强国。
• Most systems offer cemented and uncemented fixation but the majority of cases require cement fixation distally, as the isthmus has been passed.
  多数系统提供了骨水泥型和非骨水泥型固定，但是由于己经超过股骨峡部，多数病例需要远端骨水泥固定。
• A series of filters then ensures that convex polygons with peninsulas maintain a minimum isthmus width.
  然后进行一系列过滤，保证凸状多边形能保持最小的狭缝宽度。
• Ministerial Conference between CARICOM and the Countries of the Central American Isthmus
  加勒比共同体和中美洲地峡各国间部长级会议
• A republic on the Isthmus of Panama.
  位于巴拿马地峡的一个共和国。
• Isthmus and left and right lobe parenchyma and blood supply in the normal range.
  峡部及左右叶实质回声及供血在正常范围。
• The isthmus would be greyish brown, littered with whelk shells and punctuated by shipwrecks.
  海峡可能是灰褐色的，到处散落着海螺壳，时而还会有失事船只的残骸。
• The Isthmus of Panama joins North and South America.
  巴拿马地峡将北美和南美连接起来。
• Meeting of Ministers of Economic Affairs of the Countries of the Central American Isthmus
  中美洲地峡国家经济事务部长会议
• Reclaiming the lost isthmus would have many positive consequences.
  收复失去的大陆桥，将会有诸多正面结果。