estuaries

n.

（江河入海的）河口，河口湾( estuary的名词复数 )；

1. The ship has touched bottom, the estuary must is shallower than we thought.
   船搁浅了
2. We live near the Thames estuary.
   我们的住处靠近泰晤士河入海口。
3. There are many boats in the estuary.
   港湾里有许多小船。

Macroalgal blooms in shallow estuaries: controls and ecosystems consequences.
Environmental threats and environmental future of estuaries
Principles of sediment transport in rivers, estuaries and coastal seas
Effects of nutrient enrichment in the nation's estuaries: A decade of change
Macroalgal blooms in shallow estuaries: Controls and ecophysiological and ecosystem consequences
Depletion, degradation, and recovery potential of estuaries and coastal seas.
Production and consumption of biological particles in temperate tidal estuaries
Kinetic control of dissolved phosphate in natural rivers and estuaries: A primer on the phosphate buffer mechanism
Interactions among phytoplankton, periphyton, and macrophytes in temperate freshwaters and estuaries
Bioavailability, accumulation and effects of heavy metals in sediments with special reference to United Kingdom estuaries: a review