shetlands

shetlands

美 　英

• n.(苏格兰东北部的)设得兰(雪得兰)群岛
• 网络兰群岛；设特兰群岛；得兰群岛

词形变化

复数：shetlands  

英汉解释

n.	1. (苏格兰东北部的)设得兰(雪得兰)群岛

英英解释

n.	1. an item of clothing made of Shetland wool, especially a sweater
adj.	1. made of Shetland wool

例句

The southern end of the Greenland sheet is almost on the same latitude as the Shetlands and stroked by the warm waters of the Gulf Stream.

格陵兰冰盖的南端几乎与设得兰郡（Shetlands）在同一纬度，受到墨西哥湾暖流海水的冲刷。

The best known are the Shetlands , the smallest of all breeds, which xdyerage a little less than 10 hands, about 39 inches.

最著名的是设得兰种，是所有矮马中体形最小的一种，其平均高度略低于10手掌，约39英寸。

Scotland has about 800 islands , including the Orkney, Shetlands and Hebrides .

苏格兰有800座岛屿，包括奥克内群岛，谢特兰群岛和赫不里德群岛。

Shetlands were first used in England as work animals in coal mines, because they were strong.

在英国，设得兰矮马最初在煤矿上充作力畜，它们长得壮实。

The seabed west of the Shetlands may contain another 3 billion-4 billion barrels of oil and gas.

比如，在舍德兰群岛西边的海床可能就会存在30——40亿桶油气。