n. 岛, 岛屿, 孤立地区, 安全岛

vt. 使成岛状, 孤立

[医] 岛

Island \Is"land\, n. [OE. iland, yland, AS. [=i]gland, ?gland,
?glond; [=i]g, ?g, island + land, lond, land. AS. [=i]g, ?g,
is akin to AS. e['a] water, river, OHG. ?uwa, G. au meadow,
Icel. ey island, Dan. & Sw. ["o], Goth. ahwa a stream, water,
L. aqua water. The s is due to confusion with isle. Cf.
{Ait}, {Eyot}, {Ewer}, {Aquatic}.]
1. A tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a
continent. Cf. {Continent}.

2. Anything regarded as resembling an island; as, an island
of ice.

3. (Zo["o]l.) See {Isle}, n., 2.

{Islands of the blessed} (Myth.), islands supposed to lie in
the Western Ocean, where the favorites of the gods are
conveyed at death, and dwell in everlasting joy.


Island \Is"land\, v. t.
1. To cause to become or to resemble an island; to make an
island or islands of; to isle. --Shelley.

2. To furnish with an island or with islands; as, to island
the deep. --Southey.