hill ♦︎ mountain ♦︎ moor ♦︎ summit ♦︎ ridge ♦︎ peak ♦︎ mound ♦︎ moorland ♦︎ fell ♦︎ highlands ♦︎ foothillsThese are all words for areas of land that are higher than the land around them.这些词均表示山丘、高地。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达高出周围地面的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆on a hill / a mountain / the moors / the summit / a ridge / a peak / a mound / the fells◆in the hills / mountains / fells / highlands / foothills◆a steep hill / mountain / ridge / mound◆a grassy hill / mound◆open hills / moors / moorland / fells◆to climb a hill / mountain / ridge / peak / fell■hill [countable] an area of land that is higher than the land around it, but not as high as a mountain; a slope on a road山丘;小山;(道路的)斜坡◆a region of gently rolling hills缓缓起伏的丘陵地区◆a hill farm / town / fort小山上的农场/城镇/城堡◆I love walking in the hills(= in the area where there are hills).我喜欢在山中散步。◆Always take care when driving down steep hills.下陡坡时总是要小心驾驶。OPPvalley ⇨ valley▸hilly
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◆a hilly area / region丘陵地区■mountain [countable] a very high hill, often with rocks near the top高山;山岳◆a chain / range of mountains山脉;山峦◆We stopped to enjoy the mountain scenery.我们停下来欣赏山景。◆mountain roads / streams / villages山路;山中溪流;山村◆a mountain rescue team登山救援队▸mountainous ˈmaʊntənəs
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◆mountainous regions多山的地区■moor mɔː(r), mʊə(r); NAmEmʊr [countable, usually plural, uncountable] (especially BrE) a high open area of land that is not used for farming, especially an area covered with rough grass旷野;高沼;漠泽◆the North York Moors北约克郡的漠泽◆We went for a walk on the moors.我们到旷野去散步。◆moor and rough grassland高沼地及苍莽的草原■summitˈsʌmɪt [countable] the highest point of sth, especially the top of a mountain高峰;顶点;(尤指)山顶◆We reached the summit at noon.我们正午到达了山顶。■ridge [countable] a narrow area of high land along the top of a line of hills; a high pointed area near the top of a mountain山脊;山脉◆walking along the ridge沿着山脊走◆the north-east ridge of Mount Everest珠穆朗玛峰的东北部山脊■peak [countable] the pointed top of a mountain; a mountain with a pointed top山峰;山峦◆a mountain peak山峰◆snow-capped / jagged peaks积雪覆盖/嶙峋怪异的群峰◆The climbers made camp halfway up the peak.登山者在半山腰上扎营。NOTE辨析 Summit or peak?A mountain can have more than one peak; only the highest peak of the mountain is the summit. A whole mountain can be called a peak; only the top is called the summit.高山一般有多个peak,其中最高的叫做summit。整座山可以称作peak,只有山顶称作summit。■mound maʊnd [countable] a large pile of earth or stones; a small hill土墩;小丘;小山冈◆a Bronze age burial mound青铜时代的坟冢◆The castle was built on top of a natural grassy mound.这座城堡建在绿草如茵的原野山冈上。■moorland ˈmɔːlənd, ˈmʊələnd; NAmEˈmʊrlənd [uncountable, countable, usually plural] (especially BrE) land that consists of moors高沼地◆walking across open moorland徒步穿越开阔的高沼地■fell [countable] a hill or area of hills in northern England(英格兰北部的)小山,丘陵地区◆The long green line of the fells rose before me.绵延葱绿的山岭出现在我眼前。■highlandsˈhaɪləndz [plural] an area of land with hills or mountains高地;高原◆Peru's Andean highlands秘鲁的安第斯高地ⓘ The Highlands usually refers to the high mountain region of Scotland. * the Highlands通常指苏格兰高地。OPPlowland ⇨ plainnoun■foothills ˈfʊthɪlz [plural] hills or low mountains at the base of a higher mountain or range of mountains山麓小丘◆the foothills of the Himalayas喜马拉雅山脉的山麓丘陵