mainland
adjective [ before noun ] uk/ˈmeɪn.lænd/ us/ˈmeɪn.lænd/
（不包括周围岛屿、构成一个国家或大洲的）大陆
relating to or forming the main part of a country or continent, not including the islands around it
mainland China 中国大陆
Hawaii's cost of living is estimated at about 20 percent to 30 percent higher than most mainland communities. 夏威夷的生活成本估计比大多数大陆社区高出约20%至30%。
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- The number of cars on mainland roads-about 20 million-is expected to increase by 2.5 million this year alone.
- This has been encouraged by developments in the international financial markets and by French aspirations to establish Paris as mainland Europe's prime financial centre.
- About 40 percent of the polar bear dens on the mainland coast of the Beaufort Sea are in the area proposed for oil exploration.