valley

英 [ˈvæli]

美 [ˈvæli]

n.  谷; 山谷; 溪谷; 流域

复数：valleys　

高考CET4CET6考研IELTSTEM4医学

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1795 / COCA.2793

牛津词典

noun

• 谷；山谷；溪谷；流域
  an area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it; the land that a river flows through
  1. a small town set in a valley
     坐落在溪谷中的小镇
  2. a wooded valley
     树木茂盛的山谷
  3. the valley floor
     谷底
  4. the Shenandoah Valley
     谢南多厄谷

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 山谷;（尤指）溪谷
  Avalleyis a low stretch of land between hills, especially one that has a river flowing through it.
  1. ...a wooded valley set against the backdrop of Monte Rosa.
     罗莎峰背后树木繁茂的山谷
  2. ...the Loire valley.
     卢瓦尔山谷

英英释义

noun

• a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
  Synonym:vale

双语例句

• The Nile Valley keeps a temperate climate throughout the year.
  尼罗河流域一年四季气候温和。
• I ran straight up to Columbia County, then turned East, came down the Harlem Valley and thence home
  我一直跑到哥伦比亚县，然后向东转，沿着哈勒姆山谷，从那里回到家。
• Because the town sits in a valley, air pollution is not easily dispersed.
  因为小镇坐落在山谷中，空气污染不太容易散去。
• The hills above the valley are bare rock
  山谷上方的小山全是光秃秃的石头。
• The winds came from the north, across the plains, funnelling down the valley
  风从北方吹来，刮过平原，穿过山谷。
• We shouted in the valley, and in an instant the echo came from the hillside with great distinctness.
  我们在山谷中高呼，回声霎时间就从山腰上清晰地返回。
• We drove up a steep-sided valley.
  我们沿着陡峭的峡谷向上开。
• The horses thundered across the valley floor
  马群轰隆隆地从谷底奔跑而过。
• The wind sighed through the valley.
  风在山谷里呼啸而过。
• These Severn Valley woods have been exploited for timber since Saxon times.
  从撒克逊时代起就开始采伐塞文山谷的这些树林获取木料。