释义
a chain of islands extending from the Florida peninsula to the coast of Venezuela, lying between the Caribbean and the Atlantic
西印度群岛（佛罗里达半岛与委内瑞拉海岸之间的一系列岛屿，位于加勒比海和大西洋之间）。
双语例句
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He sailed for the West Indies from Portsmouth.
他从朴次茅斯起航，向西印度群岛进发。
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He aims to follow Columbus's voyage to the West Indies.
他打算沿着哥伦布的航程到达西印度群岛。
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After his death she sailed to the West Indies.
在他死后，她前往西印度群岛。
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I am reading a book about the West Indies.
我在读一本有关于西印度群岛的书。
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No such luck: he was on the way to the West Indies.
不过实际上可没那么好运气，他被送上前往西印度群岛的海路（，生不如死）。