sea level

英 [ˈsiː levl]

美 [ˈsiː levl]

n.  海平面

Collins.1

牛津词典

noun

• 海平面
  the average height of the sea/ocean, used as the basis for measuring the height of all places on land
  1. 50 metres above sea level
     海拔50米

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 海平面
  Sea levelis the average level of the sea with respect to the land. The height of mountains or other areas is calculated in relation tosea level.
  1. The stadium was 2275 metres above sea level...
     这个体育馆海拔 2,275 米。
  2. The whole place is at sea level...
     整个地区与海平面齐平。
  3. The melting ice caused a rise in sea level.
     冰川消融造成海平面上升。

英英释义

noun

• level of the ocean's surface (especially that halfway between mean high and low tide)

双语例句

• With global warming, sea level rising and storm surge intensifying, the coastal erosion is exacerbated.
  随着全球变暖、海平面上升与风暴潮加剧，该区已出现了海岸侵蚀。
• The whole place is at sea level
  整个地区与海平面齐平。
• It is 2,300 metres above sea level, so a given volume of air contains only about one-third as much oxygen as it would at sea level
  这是在海拔2,300米的高空，因此一定体积空气的含氧量只有海平面处的约1/3。
• Many cities are on the coasts, vulnerable to storms, inundation and sea level rise.
  许多城市都位于沿海地区，易受暴风雨、洪水和海平面上升的威胁。
• Earthquakes push the land up, depressing the sea level in the area and preventing corals from growing upwards.
  地震把陆地抬升，降低了海平面，并阻止了珊瑚向上生长。
• Continued deposition of silt along the coast is crucial in counteracting the rise in sea level
  海岸边泥沙的不断沉积对于抑制海平面的上升起着至关重要的作用。
• Lake Namco in Tibet is the world's highest-lying saltwater lake, rising 4718 metres above sea level and covering an area of 1940 square kilometres.
  中国西藏的纳木湖是世界最高的咸水湖，海拔4718米，面积1940平方公里。
• But higher ocean temperatures cause icebergs and ice shelves to melt, which raises sea level.
  但较高的海洋温度会造成冰山和冰架融化，这引起了海平面上升。
• Increasingly stormy weather and rises in the sea level could cause massive flooding.
  日益增多的暴风雨天气和上升的海平面可能会造成洪水泛滥。
• Coastal deposits are those sediments deposited at or near sea level.
  沿海沉积物是沉积在海平面或接近于海平面处的沉积物。