isolated island; metaphor for an isolated entity or place
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
isolated island; island far from the mainland and other islands
Describes a literal geographical feature.
Tàn探
xiǎn险
jiā家
men们
zài在
tài太
píng平
yáng洋
shàng上
fā发
xiàn现
le了
yī一
zuò座
gū孤
dǎo岛
。
Explorers discovered an isolated island in the Pacific Ocean.
Nà那
zuò座
gū孤
dǎo岛
shàng上
zhǐ只
yǒu有
shǎo少
shù数
yuán原
zhù住
mín民
jū居
zhù住
。
Only a few indigenous people live on that isolated island.
Show 1 more exampleShow fewer examples
Cóng从
dì地
tú图
shàng上
kàn看
，
tā它
jiù就
xiàng像
yī一
gè个
bèi被
yí遗
wàng忘
de的
gū孤
dǎo岛
。
Looking at the map, it's like a forgotten isolated island.
noun
an isolated entity; a place or thing cut off from support or contact
literaryUsed metaphorically for situations of isolation, helplessness, or being cut off from resources or support.
Dí敌
jūn军
chóng重
chóng重
bāo包
wéi围
xià下
de的
shān山
chéng城
yǐ已
chéng成
yī一
gè个
gū孤
dǎo岛
。
The mountain city, under heavy enemy siege, has become an isolated island.
Tā他
de的
bǎo保
shǒu守
guān观
diǎn点
zài在
tuán团
duì队
zhōng中
shǐ使
tā他
chéng成
wéi为
yī一
zuò座
sī思
xiǎng想
shàng上
de的
gū孤
dǎo岛
。
His conservative views made him an ideological island within the team.
Show 1 more exampleShow fewer examples
Zài在
shù数
zì字
huà化
zhuǎn转
xíng型
zhōng中
，
nà那
xiē些
jù拒
jué绝
gǎi改
biàn变
de的
chuán传
tǒng统
qǐ企
yè业
jiù就
xiàng像
shāng商
yè业
shì世
jiè界
lǐ里
de的
gū孤
dǎo岛
。
In the digital transformation, traditional enterprises that refuse to change are like islands in the business world.