plain ♦︎ plateau ♦︎ grassland ♦︎ prairie ♦︎ lowland ♦︎ savannah ♦︎ steppe ♦︎ pampasThese words all mean a large area of land.这些词均表示平原、高原或草原。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆on the plains / the plateau / grassland / the prairie / the savannah / the steppes / the pampas◆in grassland / the lowlands / the savannah / the steppes / the pampas◆the open plain / plateau / grassland / prairie / savannah◆the rolling plain / plateau / grasslands / prairie◆the high plains / plateau■plain [countable] ( plains [plural]) a large area of flat land平原◆To the east lies the flat coastal plain of the Yucatan peninsula.东边是尤卡坦半岛平坦的海滨平原。◆Millions of buffalo used to roam freely across the Great Plains.数百万只野牛曾经在北美洲大平原无拘无束地活动。■plateau / /ˈplætəʊ; NAmEplæˈtoʊ/ [countable] (pluralplateausorplateaux /plæˈtəʊz; NAmEplæˈtoʊz/ )an area of flat land that is higher than the land around it高原◆From a narrow fringe of coastal plain, the main island rises to a central plateau.主岛的沿海地带狭窄平缓，中部隆起形成高原。■grassland /ˈgrɑːslænd; NAmEˈgræslænd/ [uncountable] ( grasslands [plural]) a large area of open land covered with wild grass草原；草地；草场◆The lion adapted itself to dry, open grassland where a yellow coat was most effective.狮子适应了干燥、开阔的草原，黄色的皮毛最适合这样的环境。■prairie /ˈpreəri; NAmEˈpreri/ [countable, uncountable] a flat wide area of land in North America, without many trees and originally covered with grass北美草原◆The North American prairie was once the world's largest grassland.北美草原曾经是世界上最大的草原。■lowland /ˈləʊlənd; NAmEˈloʊlənd/ [countable, usually plural] an area of land that is fairly flat and not very high above sea level低地◆the lowlands of Scotland苏格兰低地◆Much of the region is lowland.该地区大部分是低地。OPPhighlands ⇨ hill▸lowland
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◆lowland areas / farmers低地地区；生活在低地的农场主■savannah ( savanna) /səˈvænə/ / [countable, uncountable] a wide flat open area of land that is covered with grass and has few trees, especially in Africa（尤指非洲的）稀树草原◆Mount Kilimanjaro rises straight up out of the African savannah.乞力马扎罗山在非洲草原上拔地而起。■steppe / /step/ / [countable, usually plural, uncountable] a large area of land that is covered with grass but has few trees, especially in SE Europe and Siberia（尤指东南欧和西伯利亚树少的）大草原，干草原◆The Cossacks are best known as the roving horsemen of the Russian steppes.哥萨克人以漂泊在俄罗斯草原的马背民族著称。■pampas /ˈpæmpəs, NAmE alsoˈpæmpəz/ (usually the pampas通常作the pampas) [singular + singular or plural verb] the large area of land in South America that is covered in grass and has few trees（南美洲的）大草原，草甸◆The novel depicts life on the Argentine pampas.这部小说描写了阿根廷大草原的生活。