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Tu·va·lu 英tuːˈvɑːluː, ˈtuːvəˌluː美tuˈvɑlu, ˈtuvəˌluAHDt›-väʹl›, t›“və-l›” Economist⁵³⁵⁸¹⁺¹ 基本英英词源近义反义例句例句 n.图瓦卢⁵⁰西太平洋岛国;旧称埃利斯群岛⁵⁰
Noun: a small island republic on the Tuvalu islands; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it withdrew in 1975 and became independent of the United Kingdom in 1978a group of coral islands in Micronesia to the southwest of HawaiiTuvalu意为“Eight Standing Together八个在一起”——图瓦卢语中,tu为“stand up”,valu为“eight”——16世纪第一波来到图瓦卢的欧洲人将位于图瓦卢的八个岛屿与环礁定位殖民地现在图瓦卢有九个大岛。近义词 Ellice Islands埃利斯群岛 Tuvalujoins the United Nations.2000年的今天,图瓦卢加入联合国。 ButTuvaluis not the first place to face sinking into the sea.但是第一个面临被海水淹没威胁的地方并非图瓦卢。 IncludingTuvaluIslands, the the the Wallis and and so on.主要包括夏威夷群岛、中途岛、威克岛、图瓦卢群岛、汤加群岛、社会群岛、土布艾群岛、土阿莫土群岛、马克萨斯群岛、纽埃岛、萨摩亚群岛、托克劳群岛、库克群岛、莱恩群岛、菲尼克斯群岛、约翰斯顿岛、瓦利斯群岛、富图纳群岛、皮特凯恩群岛等。 Population ofTuvalu, the smallest nation participating in the Olympics.177为土瓦路--参加奥运会的最小国家的人口数。 Despite its tiny size,Tuvalu's international airport can be a lively place.吐瓦鲁的国际机场虽然面积就这麽大,不过可热闹了。 Want to know why the Pacific island nation ofTuvaluis facing destruction?您想知道太平洋的岛国图瓦卢为什么即将遭受灭顶之灾吗? A shortage of fresh water in the South Pacific saw the islands of Tuvalu and Tokelau in a state of emergency. 南太平洋岛国图瓦卢和托克劳因淡水短缺陷入危机。 ecocn The Alliance of Small Island States warned that that some low- lying countries, such as Tuvalu or the Maldives, were facing“the end of history” due to rising sea levels. 岛国联盟警告称,一些海拔较低的国家如图瓦卢和马尔代夫,就因为不断上升的海平面而面临着消失的危险。 yeeyan The loudest call for more ambitious emissions targets came from the South Pacific island nation of Tuvalu. 对于削减温室气体排放呼吁声音最大的是来自于南太平洋的岛国图瓦鲁。 blog.sina.com.cn The Tuvalu delegation proposed amending the United Nations climate treaty to require a greater effort by rich nations. 图瓦鲁代表团建议,修改联合国气候条约需要富裕国家付出更大的努力。 blog.sina.com.cn Along with other small islands Tuvalu will be one of the first victims of rising seas as warmer temperatures melt glaciers and expand oceans. 与其他的小岛国一样,图瓦卢将成为全球变暖海平面上升导致消失的第一个受害者。 tinyurl.com Among the island chains to have increased in land area are Tuvalu and neighbouring Kiribati, both of which attracted attention at last year's Copenhagen climate summit. 在岛链中已增加土地面积的有图瓦卢和邻岛基里巴斯,两者在去年哥本哈根的气候峰会都引人注目。 space.wetb3.net An atoll of Tuvalu in the southern Pacific Ocean. Discovered in 89, it is the site of Fongafale, the capital of the island state. 图瓦卢的一个环礁,位于南太平洋。89年发现此地,它是岛国首都丰加法莱的所在地。 poptool At its highest point, Tuvalu stands just4.5 metres out of the Pacific. 图瓦卢的最高点距太平洋面仅有4.5米。 yeeyan But Mr Kayanne is also leading a Japanese project to create a beach made out of home-grown star sand in Tuvalu, a South Pacific atoll perilously close to sea level. 但是茅根创同样也领导着日本项目,通过图瓦卢一个西太平洋环状珊瑚岛,濒临接近海平面本土产的星沙,去制造海滩。 ecocn But Tuvalu is not the first place to face sinking into the sea. 但是第一个面临被海水淹没威胁的地方并非图瓦卢。 bab China, India and others also speak out against the Tuvalu idea. 中国,印度,以及其它的一个国家反对图瓦卢的提议。 ecocn Coastal cities from Buenos Aires to New York, island states such as Tuvalu in the Pacific or coasts of Bangladesh or China would be highly vulnerable to rising seas. 从布宜诺斯艾利斯到纽约的沿海城市、太平洋图瓦卢等岛国、孟加拉国或中国的沿海地区将由于海平面上升而受到巨大影响。 yeeyan For instance, when hurricane Bebe hit Tuvalu in 1972 it deposited140 hectares of sedimentary debris onto the eastern reef, increasing the area of the main island by 10 per cent. 举例来说,1972年袭击了图瓦卢的飓风比比在东部礁岩上沉淀了140公顷的沉积碎屑,将主岛的面积扩大了10%。 yeeyan For the second stage, Savage left Hawaii on May24,2009, and set her sights on the Polynesian island of Tuvalu, her intended destination. 至于第二阶段,萨维奇离开2009年5月24日夏威夷,并设置了图瓦卢波利尼西亚岛屿上给她目光,她的目的地。 bugutang He said Tuvalu first declared the emergency last week and the situation had deteriorated since then. 他说,图瓦卢最先于上周宣布情况危急,自那以后形势已然恶化。 yeeyan If you’re standing in the right place, the Tuvalu proposal seems like the most important thing in the world. 如果你站在图瓦卢一方,图瓦卢的提议可能是最重要的。 ecocn No data are available for Tuvalu. 没有图瓦卢的森林覆盖数据。 fao Seven islands in Tuvalu grew, one by 30 per cent, although the study did not include the most populous island. 图瓦卢的七岛增长,一个约30%,虽然研究并不包括人口最多的岛屿。 space.wetb3.net The islands request that a new contact group be created to discuss the Tuvalu proposal which is, in fact, not new. 这些岛屿国家要求创立一个新的组织来讨论图瓦卢的提议事实上这个提议并不是新的。 ecocn The waves may also raise anxieties in low-lying islands, such as Tuvalu and the Tokelau Islands, that rising sea levels will mean greater threats from the ocean to human life and livelihoods. 这次海浪侵袭可能亦升高了低于海平面岛屿国家例如 Tuvalu, Tokelau的忧患意识,海平面上升将意味着海洋带给人类生命和生计的更大威胁。 ecocn Tiny Tuvalu, which fears being wiped off the map from rising sea levels, tried to go carbon- neutral for the event, asking car and motorcycle owners to stay off the roads, the WWF said. 据世界自然基金会,地球海平面上升,图瓦卢作为一个小国,很担心被淹没,积极参与熄灯一小时运动,努力走碳中立路线,在“地球时间”,禁止汽车和摩托车司机上路开车。 hjenglish When the Pacific island state of Tuvalu proposed in Copenhagen a tougher cut in future emissions, it was swiftly knocked back by China in a manner that surprised some observers. 当太平洋岛国图瓦卢在哥本哈根提出未来更严格的减排要求时,中国对这一要求否决之迅速,令一些观察人士感到惊讶。 blog.sina.com.cn Tuvalu, a series of low-lying islands in the Pacific, has declared a state of emergency due to water shortages. 图瓦卢,太平洋上的一系列低洼岛屿群,由于缺水而宣布进入紧急状态。 yeeyan Tuvalu has become an unlikely global hero. 图瓦卢已经变成了一个不太可能的全球英雄。 ecocn |