timor
timor — noun
1. a large island in Southeast Asia that forms part of the Lesser Sunda Islands, wi
1.名詞B2
釋義
a large island in Southeast Asia that forms part of the Lesser Sunda Islands, with the eastern section belonging to the country of East Timor and the western section belonging to Indonesia
例句
Ari spent two weeks exploring Timor and learning about its unique culture and history.
collocation: 'exploring Timor'
Manuela's textbook showed that Timor is part of the Lesser Sunda Islands in Southeast Asia.
The flight from Darwin to Timor takes about two hours across the Timor Sea.
Yan read a novel set in Timor during the years before East Timor gained independence.
常見錯誤
❌Timor is a country in Southeast Asia.
✅East Timor (also called Timor-Leste) is the country; Timor is the island it shares with Indonesia.
💡Timor is the island, while East Timor is the name of the country on the eastern half.