oxbow中文

n.
〔美國〕U 字形牛頸彎；(河流的)U字形彎曲，河套(地區)。

• oxbow dam:    奧克斯博壩
• oxbow lake:    弓形湖; 牛扼湖; 牛角湖; 新月湖 ...
• oxbow swamp:    牛軛沼澤

例句與用法

1. The trade - off problems arising from ecosystem modification is ubiquitous in sabah - absolutely polluted rivers , beautiful oxbow lakes eaten away by invasive alien freshwater hyacinths or salvinia molesta from south america and their resultant death through triplication , sedimentary blooms encroaching mangroves , coastal fishing grounds , unprecedented long and deeper flooding in the major river basins . take the ecosystem services away , mankind is as well dead . for instance , nutrient formation needed by man , water cycling , soil formation and soil retention , pollination of plants , resistance to invasive species , regulating climate and pests as well as pollution control by ecosystems are some of the critical ecosystem services
   其實，沙巴最迷人的度假特色，還是周遭豐富繽紛的海底生態資源，馬來西亞7座海洋公園，就有4個位在沙巴沿海區域，包括亞庇西北165海里外的拉央拉央島layang - layang沙巴東南處的馬寶島mabul和卡巴賴島kapalai沙巴和汶萊灣岸外以北的納閩labuan ，以及亞庇海外由5座小島構成的東姑阿都拉曼國家公園tunku abdul rahman park islands 。

英文釋義

名詞

1. a wooden framework bent in the shape of a U; its upper ends are attached to the horizontal yoke and the loop goes around the neck of an ox
2. a U-shaped curve in a stream
3. the land inside an oxbow bend in a river

百科釋義

An oxbow is a U-shaped wooden or metal frame that fits under and around the neck of an ox or bullock, with its upper ends passing through the bar of the yoke and held in place with a metal key, called a bow pin. The wood most often used is hardwood steamed into shape, like elm or hickory and sometimes willow.