Caribbean

名词 caribbean:

1. an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream
   同义词：Caribbean Sea
2. region including the Caribbean islands

1. The travel brochure lured me into taking a Caribbean vacation.
   这本旅游小册子诱使我去加勒比地区度假。
2. "It's no secret that the Soviets are not happy about the developments here in Cuba, " the [European] diplomat said. But he added that with the Soviets permitting more freedom at home and within Eastern Europe, "it would be a real contradiction to twist the arm of its Caribbean ally."
   "尽人皆知，苏联对古巴这时的发展感到不快，"这位［欧洲］外交官说。可是他又说，苏联允许国内及东欧有较多的自由，"若强行逼迫加勒比海的盟邦，那可真是矛盾。"
3. The proceeds of the robbery is laundered through a bank in the Caribbean.
   抢劫来的钱通过加勒比海地区一家银行“洗烫”使其貌似合法。
4. An inlet of the Caribbean Sea on the northern coast of Panama east of the Panama Canal.
   圣布拉斯湾加勒比海一小水湾，位于巴拿马运河以东的巴拿马北部海岸