shallows

英 [ˈʃæləʊz]

美 [ˈʃæloʊz]

n.  (河海的)浅水处，浅滩

Collins.1

牛津词典

noun

• （河海的）浅水处，浅滩
  a shallow place in a river or the sea

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 浅水处;浅滩
  The shallowsare the shallow part of an area of water.
  1. At dusk more fish come into the shallows.
     黄昏时分，更多的鱼游到了浅水区。

双语例句

• According to the rules, the tanks must negotiate a 20 kilometre course while facing various obstacles, including a slalom section, river shallows, a steep hill, a pontoon bridge and an escarpment, and shoot a set of targets along the way.
  根据比赛规则，坦克必须通过20公里的路程，克服障碍区、浅滩、陡坡、浮桥和崖壁在内的各项障碍，并在行进过程中完成各种射击任务。
• Some of the turtles he'd seen in the shallows looked big enough to bite him in half.
  有些沙洲上的海龟看起来一口就能把他咬成两半。
• The study area development shallows sedimentary, which was advantageous of the development of shallows type reservoir.
  并认为在研究区内发育浅滩沉积，有利于浅滩型储层的发育。
• The majority beach enlarges and mud filling merges and channel narrows down and bed River shallows etc.
  因此，出现多数洲滩淤胀扩大扣淤积合并扩大，河槽变窄、河床变浅等现象；
• The tidal stream or current gradually decreases in the shallows
  浅滩上的潮水逐渐退去。
• The mare splashed through the shallows, trampling down the reeds.
  母马踏过浅滩蹂躏了一些野草。
• We went for a wade in the shallows. This little pilgrimage threw quite a wet blanket upon his rising spirits.
  我们到浅水处去趟水。这趟路跑得他大为扫兴。
• The big silver fish lay in the shallows at Howard's feet.
  这条银色的大鱼已经躺在霍华德脚边的浅滩上。
• They have had to maneuver the ship to avoid unforeseen shoals and shallows.
  他们必须设法避开无法预见的暗礁和浅滩。
• There are48 grottos inside and70 underground lakes, the shallows of which is2 meters deep.
  通道沿途有48个洞穴和70条地下河，河浅的地方也有2米深。