隨著板塊的移動,各大洲因地理隔離而出現了適應不同環境的獨特恐龍物種。

As tectonic plates shifted, uniquely adapted species of dinosaur emerged on each continent through vicariance.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 隨著 suízhe
  1. along with
  2. in the wake of
  3. following
2 板塊 bǎnkuài
  1. slab
  2. (geology) tectonic plate
  3. (fig.) sector (of the stock market or of industry)
  4. (economic) bloc
=3 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=3 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=3 really and truly
=3 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
4 移動 dòng
  1. to move
  2. movement
  3. migration
  4. mobile
  5. portable
=5
  1. each
  2. every
=5
  1. (dialectal, derogatory) sticking out; odd; unusual
  2. sticking out; odd; unusual
  3. used in 自各兒自各儿
6 大洲 zhōu continent
=7 yīn old variant of yīn
=7 yīn
  1. cause
  2. reason
  3. because
8 地理 geography
9 隔離
  1. to separate
  2. to isolate
10 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
11 出現 chūxiàn
  1. to appear
  2. to arise
  3. to emerge
  4. to show up
=12 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=12 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of liǎo)
=12 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=12 liào unofficial variant of liào
13 適應 shìyìng
  1. to adapt
  2. to fit
  3. to suit
14 不同 tóng
  1. different
  2. distinct
  3. not the same
  4. not alike
15 環境 huánjìng
  1. environment
  2. circumstances
  3. surroundings
  4. ambient

classifier:

=16 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=16 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=16 really and truly
=16 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
17 獨特 unique; distinctive
18 恐龍 kǒnglóng (old) (slang) ugly person

classifiers: ,

19 物種 zhǒng species