location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules
双语例句
1. Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.
直布罗陀是地中海的要冲.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. The Straits of Gibraltar are the strategic passage between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.
直布罗陀海峡是地中海通向大西洋的咽喉.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3. This ship calls at Gibraltar on the way to Port Said.
这艘船在去赛保港的途中停靠直布罗陀.
来自辞典例句
4. Gibraltar has been called the key to the Mediterranean.
直布罗陀一直被称做地中海的门户.
来自辞典例句
5. The Rock of Gibraltar is honeycombed with caves.
直布罗陀岩山上有许多洞穴.
来自辞典例句
用作名词 (n.)
The ship called at Gibraltar to coal. 这艘轮船停靠于直布罗陀港加煤。
