lagoon

英 [ləˈɡuːn]

美 [ləˈɡuːn]

n. 舄湖; 环礁湖; 濒海湖; (湖泊或江河附近的)小片淡水域，小淡水湖; (人造)污水贮留池

复数：lagoons　

Collins.1 / BNC.12549 / COCA.9872

牛津词典

noun

舄湖；环礁湖；濒海湖
a lake of salt water that is separated from the sea by a reef or an area of rock or sand
（湖泊或江河附近的）小片淡水域，小淡水湖
a small area of fresh water near a lake or river
（人造）污水贮留池
an artificial area built to hold waste water before it is treated at a sewage works

瀉湖；环礁湖
Alagoonis an area of calm sea water that is separated from the ocean by a line of rock or sand.

noun

a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
Synonym:lagunalagune

Some people have been able to escape across the waters of a lagoon to a government-controlled area.
其中一部分人穿过礁湖来到政府军的所控区域；
He was grappling with an alligator in a lagoon
他正在环礁湖里与一只短吻鳄搏斗。
Each island is surrounded by a reef enclosing a shallow lagoon.
每个岛屿的四周是由礁石围成的浅礁湖。
Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs;
栖息于潟湖与临海礁石；
Imagine a mangrove lagoon surrounded by spectacular karst scenery and we will take you there.
想像一下被壮观石灰石峭壁环绕的红树林礁湖的幽静，我们将带您去的这是这样一个地方。
They produce a barrier beach with an eroded zone in front and a lagoon or salt marsh behind.
它们形成了一个前有侵蚀带后有泻湖和盐沼的堤洲堰滩。
It's much better to be in the lagoon than in a grave full of insects.
在这湖里比在满是虫子的墓里好多了。
I have tossed, and the lagoon has won.
我掷过了，礁湖得胜了。
They say that inshore of the reef is a lagoon.
他们说在靠近海岸的暗礁之间有一个礁湖。
Venice and its lagoon joined the World Heritage List in1987.
威尼斯城及其泻湖1987年被列入世界遗产名录。