reefs

reefs

美 [rif] 　英 [riːf]

• n.【地】暗礁；沙洲；【航】(便于减少受风面积的)缩帆部；【矿】矿脉
• v.收缩(帆篷)
• 网络礁石；群礁；珊瑚礁或礁

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A great deal of this has been happening in the Great Barrier Reef, particularly in coral reefs all over the world.

在大堡礁已经有许多这样的情形出现，全世界的珊瑚礁也同样如此。

Its unspoiled reefs and hundreds of species of marine life make it a diver's dream.

岛上未遭破坏的礁岩与数百种海洋生物使它成为潜水者的天堂。

In days gone by this was a place of death for mariners, their ships impaled on reefs and their bones bleached by the sun.

过去，这里是海员们的葬身之地，他们的船触了礁，他们的尸骨暴晒在沙漠中。

Just offshore, the fine white sand grades into coral reefs and schools of tropical fish, making it a great place for snorkelling.

在近海区域，柔细的白沙逐渐延伸进珊瑚礁和成群的热带鱼之中，使这里成为潜水的绝佳地带。

The South China Sea is scattered with many islands, reefs and submerged shoals to which the general name South China Sea Islands is given.

在中国的南海海面上，散布众多的岛礁暗沙，总称为南海诸岛。

Cruising in the Whitsundays, besides the fringing coral reefs is all about beautiful islands with sandy beaches.

游圣灵岛，除了随处可见的珊瑚礁外，便是美丽的岛屿、沙滩和海洋。

"This was a warm, volcanic island with reefs surrounding it, " similar to Hawaii, he said.

他还说：“这个火山岛气候温暖，礁石环绕，与夏威夷很相似。”

As a boy, Cousteau loved the coral reefs in the sea by his home. He was amazed at all the colours, and all the beautiful Fish.

当库斯托还是个孩子的时候就很喜欢他家附近大海里的珊瑚礁。他对五颜六色的珊瑚礁和各种美丽的鱼惊奇不已。

As we got nearer to the turn of the land, reefs began to be seen here and there on our very path.

我们快要驶近陆地的转角处，看见航线上东一个，西一个地散布着暗礁。

Divers and fish hover over the remains of a ship that broke up on one of the many shallow reefs around the Cayman Islands, West Indies.

水下沉船残骸图片。潜水员和鱼类徘徊在一艘遗骸的船舶解体之上，在其中的许多浅层岛礁周围，开曼群岛，西印度群岛。

At the time, the reefs should have regenerated as a sewage plant began to treat Eilat's waste.

那时，珊瑚礁本来应该可以再生，因为当时一个污水处理厂开始处理埃拉特的垃圾了。

BIODIVERSITY is not just a matter of tigers and whales, or butterflies and trees, or even coral reefs and tuna.

“生物多样性”不仅仅关乎老虎和鲸、蝴蝶和树，乃至珊瑚礁和金枪鱼，还包括无数肉眼看不到的微生物。

Microbe-rich stromatolite reefs, like this one in Shark Bay, Australia, were among the first sources of oxygen on Earth.

微生物丰富的石礁是地球上氧气的首要来源之一。位于澳大利亚鲨鱼湾的这座就是其中之一。

Some day, some day, surely, he would find the gap between those miserable reefs and promontories that would lead him directly to his goal.

也许某天，他会发现这些神秘的珊瑚礁和海峡间的联系，而这将带领他抵达他的目的地。

"Approximately 75 per cent of the world's coral reefs are currently threatened by a combination of local and global pressures, " she said.

“大约有占世界的百分之75珊瑚礁目前本地及全球的压力相结合的威胁，”她说。

The sea surrounding Komodo provides some of the world's best diving, thanks to its spectacular fish and coral reefs.

科莫多岛被大海环绕着，这里不仅提供了世界上最好的潜水，还有美丽的鱼和珊瑚礁。

From Canada to Tasmania, most coastal areas with sea grass beds, mangroves, or coral reefs can lay claim to a seahorse species or two.

从加拿大一直到塔斯马尼亚，大多有海草丛，海榄，或者珊瑚礁的近海区域都生存着一两种海马科动物。

Rising ocean temperatures, one of the many effects of global warming, are threatening coral reefs around the world.

海洋温度上升，其中一个全球变暖的影响，正威胁世界各地珊瑚礁。

Some scientists believe that coral reefs, home to a quarter of all marine species, may virtually disappear within a few decades.

有四分之一的海洋生物以珊瑚礁为家，一些科学家认为，珊瑚礁实际上可能会在几十年内消失。

Poverty and richness are two reefs of rock in the straits - happy are those who manage to navigate between them.

贫与富，有如海上两块礁石；能在其中穿过的人真是幸福。

Alternatively, reefs may extend linearly across basins.

此外，暗礁可横穿盆地呈带状延伸。

Tide back and ochre reefs and aureate beach out of the water, the beach is full of GanHai pick up the visitors.

潮退后，赭色岩礁和金色沙滩露出水面，海滩上满是赶海拾贝的游人。

Human life is like sailing on ships at sea at any time will be facing the wind wave, dangerous shoals reefs attacks.

人的一生好比船在大海上航行，随时会遭遇狂风恶浪、险滩暗礁的袭击。

"We thought that only an all-embracing study would answer our question [of whether] reefs are general cradles of evolution, " he says.

他说：“我们认为，只有囊括一切的全面研究才可以回答我们提出的问题---礁石是不是一般生物计进化的摇篮。”

Fluorescent proteins produced by a range of marine animals glow with a rainbow of colours, adding to the visual spectacle of coral reefs.

荧光蛋白是由很多能产生五彩斑斓的海洋动物产生的，这些动物使得珊瑚礁无比壮丽。

Located at the front beach, these shallow carol reefs make for great snorkeling.

在前海滩，这些浅层的珊瑚礁使浮潜活动更加丰富多彩。

Scientific evidence indicates that coral reefs have deteriorated rapidly around the world, in the last few decades.

在过去的几十年里，科学迹象表明珊瑚礁的生存在全球范围内迅速恶化。

This species prefers to stay near reefs or sandy shallows where they dig crustaceans and mollusks out of the substrate.

它们喜欢待在礁石附近或者沙质的浅滩，因为在那里又很多的甲壳类动物和软体动物可以被挖出来，供它们大快朵颐。

Off the coastline are outer edge ribbon reefs which may be up to 25 kilometres long.

小康的海岸线，是外缘丝带珊瑚礁可能高达25公里长。

Was it possible that the reefs of the Phoenix Islands, like their mythical namesake, were rising from the ashes of a terrible warming?

难道说凤凰群岛的珊瑚礁真的像神话传说中的不死鸟那样，能从海水暖化的灰烬中涅磐重生吗？

Integrity of the atolls , including the reefs around the ring, the middle of the lagoon and diving in the lagoon of several coral islands.

发育完整的环礁，包括四周的礁环、中间的潜水泻湖和泻湖里的几个珊瑚岛组成。

The powerful Kuroshio shoots warm water northward, allowing coral reefs to thrive where they would not normally be found.

强大的黑潮向北发送暖流，使珊瑚能够在通常难以被发现的地方茁壮成长。

Coral reefs, which have evolved over 400m years, are the biggest living structures on Earth and the richest in terms of marine biodiversity.

珊瑚礁已进化了四亿多年，是地球上最大的生命结构，含有最丰富的海洋生物品种。

Cornish says many have been caught on reefs in Southeast Asia, in countries that do not have sustainable fisheries management.

康尼施说，很多鱼都是在南海珊瑚礁里捕捞的，那个地区的国家通常缺乏可持续性渔业管理。

At the very tip of Florida, Key West has warm beaches, beautiful coral reefs and a diverse gay and lesbian community.

基韦斯特市为于佛罗里达州的边缘，拥有温暖的沙滩、美丽的珊瑚岩和多样的男女同性恋社区。

Fishes that live near coral reefs are sometimes contaminated with a poison known as ciguater toxin.

生活在珊瑚礁的鱼体内，有的含有一种鱼肉毒素。

If reefs were to disappear, commonly consumed species of grouper and snapper could become just memories.

如果珊瑚礁消失，石斑鱼及红鲷鱼等常见消费鱼类可能会成为记忆。

The clear waters surrounding coral reefs have encouraged the evolution of color and pattern among the inhabitants.

珊瑚礁周围纯净的海水让动物们的图案和色泽更加明晰。

On the sea bed at depths of up to 3, 000ft are vast coral reefs, forests of willowy feather-stars and russet-red sea urchins.

在深达近千米的海底，生长着大片绮丽的珊瑚礁、婀娜多姿的海星和黄褐色的海胆。

There are many islands and reefs along the coast, including the Great Barrier Reef, Melville Island, Kangaroo Island, and Tasmania.

有许多岛屿和珊瑚礁，沿海一带，包括大堡礁，梅尔维尔岛，袋鼠岛，和塔斯马尼亚州。

A tiny goby fish searches for a meal of parasites on the snout of a grouper on the reefs off Cuba.

极小的虾虎鱼搜寻为了进餐的寄生虫当场在石斑鱼的鼻口部在珊瑚礁之外古巴。