reef

noun

1. 礁；礁脉
   a long line of rocks or sand near the surface of the sea
   1. a coral reef
      珊瑚礁
2. 缩帆部；帆的可收缩部
   a part of a sail that can be tied or rolled up to make the sail smaller in a strong wind

verb

1. 收帆；卷起缩帆部；叠起缩帆部
   to make a sail smaller by tying or rolling up part of it

1. N-COUNT 礁;礁脉
   A reef is a long line of rocks or sand, the top of which is just above or just below the surface of the sea.
   1. An unspoilt coral reef encloses the bay.
      未受破坏的珊瑚礁环绕在海湾周围。

1. A coral reef is built by the accretion of tiny, identical organisms.
   珊瑚礁是由许多相同的微生物不断堆积而成。
2. An unspoilt coral reef encloses the bay.
   未遭破坏的珊瑚礁环绕着海湾。
3. With great difficulty, the fisherman manoeuvred his small craft close to the reef
   渔夫费了很大的劲才把他的小船划到暗礁旁。
4. The ship was wrecked on the hidden reef.
   那艘船撞到暗礁沉没了。
5. The ship was wrecked on a hidden reef.
   船触暗礁沉没。
6. The scuba diver submerged and swarm toward a coral reef.
   戴着呼吸器的潜水员潜入水底，朝珊瑚礁游了过去。
7. And this one is a photo of a shark that I saw on the Great Barrier Reef.
   这是一张我在大堡礁看到的鲨鱼的照片。
8. You have to visit the Great Barrier reef? It's just amazing!
   你得去看大堡礁？它太令人称奇了。
9. Other famous Natural Heritage Sites are the Great Barrier Reef and the Grand Canyon.
   其他著名的自然遗产是大堡礁和大峡谷。
10. Sea turtles and brightly colored reef fish immediately became visible.
    海龟，和色彩鲜艳的礁石鱼马上就可以看得见。
11. The ship was bilged by a submerged reef.
    船撞上暗礁，结果船底漏了。
12. The case study area comprises Douglas Shire in Northern Queensland and the Cairns section of the Great Barrier Reef.
    本文的研究区域是北昆士兰包括道格拉斯郡和大堡礁。
13. Soft corals do not form reefs, but may be present in a coral reef ecosystem.
    软的珊瑚不能形成礁。但是在珊瑚生态系统也是有可能存在的。
14. Dived with great whitesoff the barrier reef.
    和大人物一起跳下堤礁。
15. 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。
16. A necklace sea star rests on a reef in the Solomon Islands.
    在自然界模式。一只项链海星休息在一个暗礁在所罗门群岛。
17. Part of the Great Barrier Reef islands, is submerged in the sea of mountain peak.
    大堡礁的一部分岛屿，其实是淹在海中的山脉顶峰。
18. The sea on the reef vowed to love, I also look on the reef.
    大海对礁石矢志不渝的爱，令我对礁石也刮目相看。
19. Inhabit reef flats as well as shallow lagoon and seaward reefs.
    栖息于礁石平台以及舄湖浅滩与临海礁石。
20. Their vitality is so strong that they can even grow on a coral reef.
    它们的生命力很强，甚至能在珊瑚礁上生长。
21. He knows Paris and outside of Paris the way I know the reef here of the flats.
    他了解巴黎和巴黎郊外就象我了解这里的暗礁浅滩一样，熟悉极了。
22. Coral island, coral reef, and atoll
    珊瑚岛、珊瑚礁和环礁
23. Oman: Muscat beaches-all beaches in the area are incredible, and the coastline offers many of the best coral reefs west of the Great Barrier Reef.
    阿曼：马斯喀特海滩-在该地区的所有海滩都令人难以置信，和海岸线提供了一个最好的珊瑚礁大堡礁西方很多。
24. It extended the study scope and depth for the organic reef to a large extent.
    这在很大程度上扩展了生物礁研究的广度和深度。
25. An atoll is a circular reef surrounding a lagoon.
    环礁是环绕着一个泻湖的环形礁石。
26. Poor water quality in Great Barrier Reef suffered a loss in coral biodiversity and an increase in seaweed cover.
    澳洲大堡礁低劣水质降低了珊瑚多样性，增加了海藻数量。
27. I told you there's no passage through that reef.
    我告诉过你那暗礁中没有通道。
28. This tiny tropical island is girdled round with a coral reef.
    这个热带小岛周围长满了珊瑚礁。
29. Adults are found in passages and outer reef slopes ( Ref.7247);
    发现于通道与外礁斜坡了；
30. Found in various reef habitats in shallow coastal lagoons to moderate depths on outer reefs;
    发现于在外海岩礁上的岸边水浅的潟湖到中等深度的各种不同的礁石栖地了；

noun

1. one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind

2. a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water

verb

1. reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef

2. roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area

3. lower and bring partially inboard
   1. reef the sailboat's mast