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summit noun
⇨ hill (the summit of a mountain) ⇨ meeting 1 (a summit meeting) 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 meeting1 noun a business meeting 业务会议a chance meeting 偶然的会面meeting ♦︎ conference ♦︎ session ♦︎ summit ♦︎ gathering ♦︎ assembly ♦︎ convention ♦︎ caucusThese are all words for an occasion when lots of people come together for a particular reason. 这些词均表示会议、集会、大会。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an annual meeting / conference / session / summit / gathering / assembly / convention◆an international meeting / conference / summit / gathering / assembly / convention◆a public meeting / gathering / assembly / session◆a two-day / three-day conference / session / summit / convention◆a bilateral / multilateral meeting / session / summit / convention◆an illegal meeting / gathering / assembly◆to hold a meeting / a conference / a session / a summit / a gathering / an assembly / a convention / a caucus◆to host a meeting / a conference / summit / gathering / convention◆to call a meeting / a conference / a session / a summit / an assembly / a caucus◆to attend a meeting / a conference / a session / a summit / a gathering / an assembly / a convention◆to chair a meeting / a conference / a session / a summit / an assembly◆to address a meeting / a conference / a session / a gathering / an assembly / a convention◆a meeting / conference / session / summit / gathering / convention takes place◆delegates to a conference / a session / a summit / an assembly / a convention■ meeting [countable] an occasion when people come together to discuss or decide sth 会议；集会◆a committee / staff meeting委员会／全体员工会议◆What time is the meeting?什么时候开会？◆Helen will chair the meeting (= be in charge of it).海伦将主持会议。◆I'll be in a meeting all morning－can you take my calls?我一上午都要开会－你能不能帮我接一下电话？◆A meeting of the United Nations Security Council was called.联合国安理会安排了一次会议。ⓘ The meeting [singular] is the people at a meeting. 单数形式的the meeting统称与会者◆The meeting voted to accept the pay offer.与会者投票接受这一工资提议。 ■ conference [countable, uncountable] a large official meeting, usually lasting for a few days, at which people with the same work or interests come together to discuss their views; a meeting at which people have formal discussions （通常持续几天的大型正式）会议，研讨会；（正式的）讨论会，商讨会◆She is attending a three-day conference on AIDS education.她正在出席一个为期三天的有关艾滋病教育的会议。◆The AIDS conference will be held in Glasgow.艾滋病大会将在格拉斯哥举行。◆He was in conference with his lawyers all day.他与他的律师们商讨了一整天。ⓘ A press conference (especially BrE) / news conference (NAmE) is a meeting at which sb talks to a group of journalists in order to answer their questions or to make an official statement. * press conference（尤用于英式英语）或news conference（美式英语）指记者招待会、新闻发布会。■ session [countable] a formal meeting or series of meetings of a court, parliament, etc.; a period of time when such meetings are held （法庭的）开庭，开庭期；（议会等的）会议，会期◆a session of the UN General Assembly一届联合国大会◆The court is now in session.法庭现在正在开庭。◆The committee met in closed session (= with nobody else present).委员会举行了闭门会议。■ summit [countable] an official meeting or series of meetings between the leaders of two or more governments at which they discuss important matters （政府间的）首脑会议；峰会◆The conference will form part of the European summit in Rome next month.这次会议是下个月在罗马召开的欧洲首脑会议的一部分。◆The President of Costa Rica will chair the summit meeting.哥斯达黎加总统将主持峰会。■ gathering [countable] a meeting of people for a particular purpose 聚集；聚会；集会◆a social / family gathering社交／家庭聚会◆He was asked to speak at a gathering of religious leaders.他获邀在宗教领袖的集会上讲话。■ assembly / /əˈsembli/ / [countable, uncountable] (rather formal) a meeting of people for a particular purpose 聚集；聚会；集会◆He was to address a public assembly on the issue.他将就这个问题在公众集会上发表演说。◆Laws governing freedom of assembly were gradually being relaxed.有关集会自由的法律正逐渐放宽。ⓘ An assembly [countable, uncountable] is also a meeting of the teachers and students in a school, often at the start of the day, to give information, discuss school events or say prayers together. * assembly亦指全校师生的晨会、朝会◆There is a whole school assembly every Friday morning.每个星期五早晨全校师生都要举行晨会。◆I'm playing the flute in assembly tomorrow morning.我明天早晨要在晨会上演奏长笛。 NOTE 辨析 Gathering or assembly?A gathering is often more informal than an assembly. A gathering may be a social event or an event at which people discuss matters of shared interest among themselves. An assembly is more often called to discuss a particular matter that people feel is very important, especially when they think it is not being properly addressed by the government or authorities. * gathering常不如assembly正式。gathering可指社交聚会，或指人们聚在一起讨论彼此共同感兴趣的话题的场合。人们召集assembly的目的往往是讨论他们认为很重要的特定问题，尤其是那些他们认为政府或当局未能妥善处理的问题。■ convention [countable] a conference, especially for the members of a profession, political party, fan club or other association （尤指某一职业、政党、爱好者俱乐部或其他协会的）成员大会，集会◆The party's annual convention will be held on April 6.该党的年度大会将于4月6日召开。■ caucus / /ˈkɔːkəs/ / [countable] (especially NAmE) a meeting of the members or leaders of a political party to choose candidates or to decide policy; the members or leaders of a political party as a group （由领导人或一般成员参加，为挑选候选人或制订政策的）政党会议；（政党的）全体成员，领导班子◆20 states will hold precinct caucuses on Tuesday to choose delegates to the parties' national conventions.20个州将于星期二召开选区政党会议，选出参加各党全国大会的代表。 |