| 词汇 | valley |
| 释义 | valleyNature, Geology, Geography val·ley /ˈvæli/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countableC] DNan area of lower land between two lines of hills or mountains, usually with a river flowing through it 谷；山谷〔通常有河流流过〕 the San Fernando Valley →4 See picture on 见图 Page A4 Country 乡间 圣费尔南多山谷 n COLLOCATIONS ADJECTIVES/NOUN + valley narrow The valley becomes narrower at this point. wide/broad We looked down on the wide valley below. deep/steep a bridge across a deep valley a river valley The route passes through beautiful wooded river valleys. a green/wooded/lush valley (=one with a lot of plants or trees growing in it) We were on a ridge above a green valley, with the mountains beyond it. the Thames/San Fernando etc Valley valley + NOUNThere are extensive views across the Forth Valley. the valley floor phrasesMost of the town is built on the valley floor. the side of a valley He looked across to the far side of the valley. the slopes of a valley They live in houses of stone on the slopes of a wooded valley. the head of a valley (=the higher end of a valley) There is a great waterfall at the head of a valley. the bottom of a valley The stream in the bottom of the valley was spanned by a narrow bridge. n THESAURUS valley an area of lower land between two lines of hills or mountains, usually with a river flowing through it The route passes through a remote mountain valley. a trek up the Gokyo Valley to see Mount Everest gorge a deep narrow valley with steep sides – often used in names, especially in Europe The river flows through a deep gorge. Cheddar Gorge canyon a deep valley with very steep sides – often used in names, especially in North and South America She looked down the side of the canyon. We visited the Grand Canyon in Arizona. ravine a small valley with very steep sides He fell down a ravine. glen a deep narrow valley in Scotland or Ireland They followed the river along the glen. the Glens of Antrim gully a small narrow valley, usually formed by a lot of rain flowing down the side of a hill They reached the top by scrambling up a gully. Examples from the Corpus valley• Mam Tor is the first objective on the walk along the ridge which separates the Hope and Edale valleys.• New designs with foot pivots allow snow hikers to tackle almost any hill or valley.• From here they could control both river valleys, and deny Douglas his passage home by either.• the Mississippi River valley• By some weird arithmetic, the more life stuffs itself into the valley, the more spaces it creates for further life.• Each year several thousand people leave the valleys and few arrive.• The marines would land on the beach north of the valley.• The wind, blasting up the valley, decided the direction the trees would fall. (1200-1300) Old French valee, from val; → VALE |
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