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ridge noun
⇨ hill hill noun 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| mound | ➔ | hill | ➔ | mountain | | | moor | | summit | | | moorland | | ridge | | | fell | | peak | | | foothills | | highlands |
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。OPP valley ⇨ valley ▸ hilly adjective ◆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/ / adjective ◆mountainous regions多山的地区■ moor / /mɔː(r), mʊə(r); NAmE mʊr/ [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■ summit /ˈsʌmɪt/ / [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; NAmE ˈmʊrlənd/ [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。■ highlands /ˈhaɪləndz/ / [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。 OPP lowland ⇨ plain noun ■ 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 |