Definition of islet in English:

islet

noun ˈʌɪlɪtˈaɪlət

1A small island.
小岛
Example sentencesExamples
- Besides this, there are several small islands or islets surrounding Corinth: Kechries, Lechaio, Isthmia, Ancient Corinth, and Examilia.
- North Korea has maintained that the islets belong to the Korean people.
- The group of uninhabited islets about 180 km north of Taiwan are claimed by Taiwan, China and Japan.
- From the air the tiny islets of Funafuti atoll appear as a broken pearl necklace scattered on the blue throat of the tropical sea.
- Central Stockholm is itself a maze of islands; the Parliament building has an islet of its own.
- He said the idea of growing coral around the islets is a new one.
- They nest on islands in Grays Harbor and on rocky islets along the outer coast.
- The palm-fringed emerald islets are surrounded by vast expanses of water.
- Singapore, the island city, has 63 islets around it.
- Vicious rocks surrounded the tiny islet, and a beached ship lay on its side in the deep sands, torn by wave and water.
- The most charming of the islets is probably the Fairy Island in the center, which boasts a scenic panorama that voyagers can enjoy from the slow-moving boat.
- These include the idyllic Cairns of Coll, a string of rocky islets some distance from the island of the same name.
- Plans to build a house on an uninhabited islet off the south of Sanday were turned down by islands' councillors on Thursday morning.
- The mainland of Mauritius is surrounded by a number of islets, some of which are close to the coast and others far away.
- Buffumville Lake surrounds this white-pine-forested islet, which is equipped only with a picnic table, a fire pit and an outhouse.
- The ferry carrying more than 500 passengers sank after hitting a rocky islet, killing at least 64 people.
- An atoll usually consists of a string of closely spaced coral islets separated by narrow channels of water.
- In the distance is a very small islet with a tree on it.
- A huge oil spill was discovered in the waters surrounding Pramuka and Panggang islets last week.
- Two days later we are building a small driftwood fire on a tiny islet in the Barrier Islands a mile out into the open North Pacific.
2Anatomy
A portion of tissue structurally distinct from surrounding tissues.
〔剖〕胰岛
Example sentencesExamples
- The tissue sections and the isolated islets of rats and monkeys were stained with haematoxylin.
- One possible treatment for insulin dependent diabetes mellitus in humans would be to transplant pancreatic islets.
- Though the arrangement was similar, isolated islets showed reduction in the staining of all the three cell types.
- The center brings together Emory University's transplantation programs in heart, lung, liver, kidney, pancreas and islet.
- If you obtain this tissue at a very defined point in time, then you can see development into islets.
1. 2.1islets
  short for islets of Langerhans
  Example sentencesExamples
  It resides in masses of tissue in the pancreas called islets.
  Finally, in some transplanted patients, donor islets function well initially, but in time diabetes recurs.
  If untreated the skin gets reddish brown colored and the pancreatic islets, that make insulin, fail so it is called bronze diabetes.
  Insulin-producing beta cells exist in spherical clusters, called islets, in the pancreas.
  Specific tests were used to identify rat and monkey islets after isolation.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Old French, diminutive of isle (see isle).

Rhymes

eyelet, stylet, twilit

Definition of islet in US English:

islet

nounˈīlətˈaɪlət

1A small island.
小岛
Example sentencesExamples
- From the air the tiny islets of Funafuti atoll appear as a broken pearl necklace scattered on the blue throat of the tropical sea.
- Besides this, there are several small islands or islets surrounding Corinth: Kechries, Lechaio, Isthmia, Ancient Corinth, and Examilia.
- North Korea has maintained that the islets belong to the Korean people.
- Plans to build a house on an uninhabited islet off the south of Sanday were turned down by islands' councillors on Thursday morning.
- Two days later we are building a small driftwood fire on a tiny islet in the Barrier Islands a mile out into the open North Pacific.
- Buffumville Lake surrounds this white-pine-forested islet, which is equipped only with a picnic table, a fire pit and an outhouse.
- They nest on islands in Grays Harbor and on rocky islets along the outer coast.
- In the distance is a very small islet with a tree on it.
- Vicious rocks surrounded the tiny islet, and a beached ship lay on its side in the deep sands, torn by wave and water.
- He said the idea of growing coral around the islets is a new one.
- The ferry carrying more than 500 passengers sank after hitting a rocky islet, killing at least 64 people.
- These include the idyllic Cairns of Coll, a string of rocky islets some distance from the island of the same name.
- The mainland of Mauritius is surrounded by a number of islets, some of which are close to the coast and others far away.
- The palm-fringed emerald islets are surrounded by vast expanses of water.
- The group of uninhabited islets about 180 km north of Taiwan are claimed by Taiwan, China and Japan.
- An atoll usually consists of a string of closely spaced coral islets separated by narrow channels of water.
- The most charming of the islets is probably the Fairy Island in the center, which boasts a scenic panorama that voyagers can enjoy from the slow-moving boat.
- Central Stockholm is itself a maze of islands; the Parliament building has an islet of its own.
- Singapore, the island city, has 63 islets around it.
- A huge oil spill was discovered in the waters surrounding Pramuka and Panggang islets last week.
2Anatomy
A portion of tissue structurally distinct from surrounding tissues.
〔剖〕胰岛
Example sentencesExamples
- If you obtain this tissue at a very defined point in time, then you can see development into islets.
- The center brings together Emory University's transplantation programs in heart, lung, liver, kidney, pancreas and islet.
- One possible treatment for insulin dependent diabetes mellitus in humans would be to transplant pancreatic islets.
- Though the arrangement was similar, isolated islets showed reduction in the staining of all the three cell types.
- The tissue sections and the isolated islets of rats and monkeys were stained with haematoxylin.
1. 2.1islets
  short for islets of Langerhans
  Example sentencesExamples
  Specific tests were used to identify rat and monkey islets after isolation.
  Finally, in some transplanted patients, donor islets function well initially, but in time diabetes recurs.
  Insulin-producing beta cells exist in spherical clusters, called islets, in the pancreas.
  It resides in masses of tissue in the pancreas called islets.
  If untreated the skin gets reddish brown colored and the pancreatic islets, that make insulin, fail so it is called bronze diabetes.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Old French, diminutive of isle (see isle).

词汇	islet
释义	Definition of islet in English: islet noun ˈʌɪlɪtˈaɪlət 1A small island. 小岛 Example sentencesExamples Besides this, there are several small islands or islets surrounding Corinth: Kechries, Lechaio, Isthmia, Ancient Corinth, and Examilia. North Korea has maintained that the islets belong to the Korean people. The group of uninhabited islets about 180 km north of Taiwan are claimed by Taiwan, China and Japan. From the air the tiny islets of Funafuti atoll appear as a broken pearl necklace scattered on the blue throat of the tropical sea. Central Stockholm is itself a maze of islands; the Parliament building has an islet of its own. He said the idea of growing coral around the islets is a new one. They nest on islands in Grays Harbor and on rocky islets along the outer coast. The palm-fringed emerald islets are surrounded by vast expanses of water. Singapore, the island city, has 63 islets around it. Vicious rocks surrounded the tiny islet, and a beached ship lay on its side in the deep sands, torn by wave and water. The most charming of the islets is probably the Fairy Island in the center, which boasts a scenic panorama that voyagers can enjoy from the slow-moving boat. These include the idyllic Cairns of Coll, a string of rocky islets some distance from the island of the same name. Plans to build a house on an uninhabited islet off the south of Sanday were turned down by islands' councillors on Thursday morning. The mainland of Mauritius is surrounded by a number of islets, some of which are close to the coast and others far away. Buffumville Lake surrounds this white-pine-forested islet, which is equipped only with a picnic table, a fire pit and an outhouse. The ferry carrying more than 500 passengers sank after hitting a rocky islet, killing at least 64 people. An atoll usually consists of a string of closely spaced coral islets separated by narrow channels of water. In the distance is a very small islet with a tree on it. A huge oil spill was discovered in the waters surrounding Pramuka and Panggang islets last week. Two days later we are building a small driftwood fire on a tiny islet in the Barrier Islands a mile out into the open North Pacific. 2Anatomy A portion of tissue structurally distinct from surrounding tissues. 〔剖〕胰岛 Example sentencesExamples The tissue sections and the isolated islets of rats and monkeys were stained with haematoxylin. One possible treatment for insulin dependent diabetes mellitus in humans would be to transplant pancreatic islets. Though the arrangement was similar, isolated islets showed reduction in the staining of all the three cell types. The center brings together Emory University's transplantation programs in heart, lung, liver, kidney, pancreas and islet. If you obtain this tissue at a very defined point in time, then you can see development into islets. 2.1islets short for islets of Langerhans Example sentencesExamples It resides in masses of tissue in the pancreas called islets. Finally, in some transplanted patients, donor islets function well initially, but in time diabetes recurs. If untreated the skin gets reddish brown colored and the pancreatic islets, that make insulin, fail so it is called bronze diabetes. Insulin-producing beta cells exist in spherical clusters, called islets, in the pancreas. Specific tests were used to identify rat and monkey islets after isolation. Origin Mid 16th century: from Old French, diminutive of isle (see isle). Rhymes eyelet, stylet, twilit Definition of islet in US English: islet nounˈīlətˈaɪlət 1A small island. 小岛 Example sentencesExamples From the air the tiny islets of Funafuti atoll appear as a broken pearl necklace scattered on the blue throat of the tropical sea. Besides this, there are several small islands or islets surrounding Corinth: Kechries, Lechaio, Isthmia, Ancient Corinth, and Examilia. North Korea has maintained that the islets belong to the Korean people. Plans to build a house on an uninhabited islet off the south of Sanday were turned down by islands' councillors on Thursday morning. Two days later we are building a small driftwood fire on a tiny islet in the Barrier Islands a mile out into the open North Pacific. Buffumville Lake surrounds this white-pine-forested islet, which is equipped only with a picnic table, a fire pit and an outhouse. They nest on islands in Grays Harbor and on rocky islets along the outer coast. In the distance is a very small islet with a tree on it. Vicious rocks surrounded the tiny islet, and a beached ship lay on its side in the deep sands, torn by wave and water. He said the idea of growing coral around the islets is a new one. The ferry carrying more than 500 passengers sank after hitting a rocky islet, killing at least 64 people. These include the idyllic Cairns of Coll, a string of rocky islets some distance from the island of the same name. The mainland of Mauritius is surrounded by a number of islets, some of which are close to the coast and others far away. The palm-fringed emerald islets are surrounded by vast expanses of water. The group of uninhabited islets about 180 km north of Taiwan are claimed by Taiwan, China and Japan. An atoll usually consists of a string of closely spaced coral islets separated by narrow channels of water. The most charming of the islets is probably the Fairy Island in the center, which boasts a scenic panorama that voyagers can enjoy from the slow-moving boat. Central Stockholm is itself a maze of islands; the Parliament building has an islet of its own. Singapore, the island city, has 63 islets around it. A huge oil spill was discovered in the waters surrounding Pramuka and Panggang islets last week. 2Anatomy A portion of tissue structurally distinct from surrounding tissues. 〔剖〕胰岛 Example sentencesExamples If you obtain this tissue at a very defined point in time, then you can see development into islets. The center brings together Emory University's transplantation programs in heart, lung, liver, kidney, pancreas and islet. One possible treatment for insulin dependent diabetes mellitus in humans would be to transplant pancreatic islets. Though the arrangement was similar, isolated islets showed reduction in the staining of all the three cell types. The tissue sections and the isolated islets of rats and monkeys were stained with haematoxylin. 2.1islets short for islets of Langerhans Example sentencesExamples Specific tests were used to identify rat and monkey islets after isolation. Finally, in some transplanted patients, donor islets function well initially, but in time diabetes recurs. Insulin-producing beta cells exist in spherical clusters, called islets, in the pancreas. It resides in masses of tissue in the pancreas called islets. If untreated the skin gets reddish brown colored and the pancreatic islets, that make insulin, fail so it is called bronze diabetes. Origin Mid 16th century: from Old French, diminutive of isle (see isle).
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