valley

英 ['væli] 美 ['væli]

• n. 山谷；溪谷；流域

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C] 谷,山谷

   an area of land lying between two lines of hills or mountains, often with a river running through it

2. [C] 流域

   a region drained by a river

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 流域
2. 山谷
3. 溪谷
4. 屋顶排水沟
5. 低凹处
6. 【建】屋谷
7. 峡谷
8. 谷地
9. 深谷
10. 【建】屋顶排水沟
11. 屋面斜沟
12. 凹地
13. 谷间
14. 排水斜沟

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英英释义

Noun:

1. a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. They traversed the valley on foot.
   他们徒步走过这座山谷。
2. The river twines through the valley.
   这条河流蜿蜒穿过山谷。
3. The valley was hidden from view in the mist.
   溪谷隐没在雾霭之中，看不见了。
4. The valley was hidden from view in the mist.
   溪谷隐没在雾霭之中，看不见了。
5. He has a large farm in the Mississippi Valley.
   他在密西西比河流域拥有一个大农场。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The valley is continuously watered by the melting snow from the mountains.
   群山融化的雪不断流经山谷。
2. The valley was hidden from view in the mist.
   在雾中山谷已经看不见了。
3. The stream winds through the valley.
   溪水蜿蜒流经山谷。
4. The river winds the valley.
   这条河蜿蜒流过山谷。
5. The eagle winged his way across the valley.
   鹰飞越山谷。
6. A massive rock formation blocked the end of the valley.
   一块巨石挡住了峡谷的一端。
7. The soil has been washed down into the valley.
   泥土被冲入了山谷。
8. There is a lone house in the valley.
   山谷里有一座孤零零的房子。
9. The geologist found many uncovered fossils in the valley.
   在那山谷里,地质学家发现了许多裸露的化石。
10. The enemy are still advancing, but we can wait them out in this valley.
    敌军仍在前进,不过我们可以在这个山谷里以逸待劳把他们拖垮。
11. The peak is surrounded by deep valleys.
    山峰的周围都是深谷。
12. The American economy has experienced a series of peaks of inflation and valleys of extreme depression these years.
    这些年,美国经济经历了一系列通货膨胀的顶点和经济衰退的谷底。

经典引文

• The valley of Kingsclere..is about five miles long and two in breadth.

  出自： C. Lyell

• Rivers by themselves cut deep V-shaped valleys in a mountainous topography.

  出自： F. Hoyle

• The other valley people..go to Rochester..looking for any kind of work.

  出自： attrib.

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

介词+～

• in a valley 在山谷里
• through a valley 通过一条山谷

～+介词

• valley between high mountains 高山之间的溪谷

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. valley的基本意思是“谷,山谷”,指两山之间通常有水流的地段,其前多用定冠词。
2. valley经常引申为工业或整体经济发展过程中的“低谷区”。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自古法语的valee，意为山谷；最初源自拉丁语的vallis，意为山谷。

近反义词

【近义词】

• clough
• dale
• dell
• hollow