n.[C]

1. 島
   He lived on a small island off the shore.

   他住在離海邊不遠的一個小島上。

2. 島狀物；安全島
3. 雙面月臺

vt.

1. 使成島；使孤立

n.

1. a piece of land surrounded by water.
2. a thing that is isolated, detached, or surrounded:
   the last island of democracy in this country.
3. Anatomy  a detached portion of tissue or group of cells. Compare with islet.