- [countable, usually plural]
a high open area of land that is not used for farming, especially an area covered with rough grass and heather 旷野;荒野;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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographyc2We got lost on the moors. 我们在沼泽地里迷路了。 the slopes leading down from the moor 从沼泽地往下的斜坡 the wind blowing across the moors 吹过沼泽的风
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bleak
- desolate
- open
- …
- across the moor
- down from the moor
- on the moor
- …
- the edge of the moor
- (also moorland)[uncountable]
land that consists of moors 旷野;荒野;高沼;漠泽 moor and rough grassland 高沼地和苍莽的草原
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bleak
- desolate
- open
- …
- across the moor
- down from the moor
- on the moor
- …
- the edge of the moor
Word Originnoun Old English mōr, of Germanic origin.