an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland
a small sheepdog resembling a collie that was developed in the Shetland Islands
双语例句
1. Shetland is the last stronghold of otters in the British Isles.
设得兰群岛是水獭在不列颠群岛上最后的栖息地。
来自柯林斯例句
2. For the Shetland Islands, see inset.
关于设得兰群岛，见小地图。
来自《权威词典》
3. A few earthworms have been reported from the South Shetland Islands in Antarctica.
少数蚯蚓曾发现于南极洲的南塞得兰岛.
来自辞典例句
4. The Shetland Sheepdog is a small, alert, rough - coated, longhaired working dog.
喜乐蒂牧羊犬是一种小型的 、 警惕的 、 粗毛型的长毛工作犬.
来自互联网
5. The Shetland Islands'rolling green hills, treeless and windswept, have a tranquillity that can't be explained.
设得兰群岛绿色的山峦绵延起伏, 山上没有树木,并受大风的侵袭, 但却拥有一种难以言状的静谧.
来自互联网
用作名词 (n.)
I am from Shetland, just across the water, so the move was not too daunting for me. 我来自海水那一端的设得兰群岛，所以这次搬家对来说没什么大不了的。
Few places have preserved the past like Shetland, where remains of settlements dating from the Stone Age endure. 没有什么地方像设得兰群岛那样完好地保存着过去，在那里还可以看到石器时代留下的部落遗迹。
