an area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it; the land that a river flows through 谷;山谷;溪谷;流域 - in a valley
In the valley below cows were grazing peacefully. 在下面的山谷里,奶牛在安静地吃草。 the fertile soils of river valleys 河谷肥沃的土壤 A stream runs the length of the valley floor. 一条小溪贯穿谷底。 the Shenandoah Valley 谢南多厄谷 the valley of the Nile 尼罗河流域 a small town set in a valley 坐落在溪谷中的小镇 The cottage was in a wooded valley. 农舍建在一个林木繁茂的山谷里 。 The road climbs up the side of the valley. 这条路沿着山谷的一侧向上延伸。
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographya2A large cloud filled the valley and obscured vision. 一朵硕大的云彩填满了山谷,让人什么也看不清。 The castle is situated on a hill overlooking a valley. 这座城堡坐落在小山上,俯瞰着山谷。 The rivers Rhône and Rhine rise here and form broad valleys. 罗讷河和莱茵河发源于此,形成宽广的河谷。 a high hill that dominates the mineral-rich valleys of this region 俯视该地区矿藏丰富的山谷的一座高山 a valley surrounded by mountains 群山环绕的山谷
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broad
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- enter
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- bottom
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- in a/the valley
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French valee, based on Latin vallis, valles; compare with vale.- in a valley