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

• 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。
• 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。
• The village is situated in a valley.
  这个村子处于一山谷中。
• 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 drove up a steep-sided valley.
  我们沿着陡峭的峡谷向上开。
• The floods surged over the valley.
  洪水奔腾澎湃漫过溪谷。
• A milky mist filled the valley.
  白蒙蒙的薄雾弥漫山谷。
• A broken blue line means the course of a waterless valley.
  蓝色虚线代表无水流过的山谷。
• We had to wade the river Genal and then climb out of the valley to get to Juzcar.
  我们必须蹚过赫纳尔河，爬出山谷，才能到达朱斯卡。
• A narrow steep path leads down into a valley and up the far side.
  一条狭窄陡峭的小径向下伸进山谷，又从山谷的那一边向上延伸。