used to refer to an area of land when you are mentioning its natural features, for example, if it is rough, flat, etc. 地形;地势;地带 difficult/rough/mountainous terrain 艰难/崎岖/多山的地形 They walked for miles across steep and inhospitable terrain. 他们在陡峭荒凉的地形上走了几英里。
Synonyms countrysee also all-terraincountry 乡村 - landscape
- countryside
- terrain
- land
- scenery
- country (often the country
) an area that is away from towns and cities, especially one with particular natural features: (常作 the country)尤指具有自然特征的乡下、乡村: She lives in the country. 她住在乡下。 an area of wooded country 树木覆盖的乡村地区
- landscape everything that you can see when you look across a large area of land, especially in the country:
This pattern of woods and fields is typical of the English landscape. 这种林地与田野的格局是典型的英格兰乡村景色。
- countryside
land outside towns and cities, with fields, woods and farms. Countryside is usually used when you are talking about the beauty or peacefulness of a country area: a little village in the French countryside.指乡村、农村 - terrain (formal
) land. Terrain is used when you are describing the natural features of an area, for example if it is rough, flat, etc: The truck bumped its way over the rough terrain.指地带、土地 - land (usually the land
) the countryside; the way people live in the country as opposed to in towns and cities: (通常作 the land)指与城镇相对的农村、农村生活方式: Many younger people are leaving the land to find work in the cities. 许多较年轻的人陆续离开农村到城市去找工作。
- scenery the natural features of an area, such as mountains, valleys, rivers and forests, especially when these are attractive to look at:
We stopped on the mountain pass to admire the scenery. 我们在山口停下来欣赏风景。
- mountainous/mountain/wild/rugged country/landscape/countryside/terrain/scenery
- beautiful/glorious/dramatic country/landscape/countryside/scenery
- open country/landscape/countryside/terrain/land
- rolling country/landscape/countryside
- to protect the landscape/countryside/land
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographyc1Tank warfare dominated campaigns in open terrain. 开阔地带战役以坦克战为主。 Make sure you have equipment that is suitable for the terrain. 确保你有适合那种地形的装备。 The truck bumped its way over the rough terrain. 卡车在崎岖不平的地面上颠簸行进。 local fighters who know the terrain 熟悉地形的当地战士
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- flat
- steep
- hilly
- …
- cross
- navigate
- negotiate
- …
- across… terrain
- over… terrain
Word Originearly 18th cent. (denoting part of the training ground in a riding school): from French, from a popular Latin variant of Latin terrenum, neuter of terrenus from terra ‘earth’.