valley

英 [ˈvæli]

美 [ˈvæli]

n.  谷; 山谷; 溪谷; 流域

复数：valleys　

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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

• A rural single railway track meanders through the valley
  一条乡间的单轨铁路从山谷间曲折地穿过。
• 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 hills above the valley are bare rock
  山谷上方的小山全是光秃秃的石头。
• We drove up a steep-sided valley.
  我们沿着陡峭的峡谷向上开。
• 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。
• I set off for the valley, trusting to luck
  我动身去山谷了，一切全凭运气。
• The wind sighed through the valley.
  风在山谷里呼啸而过。
• The village is situated in a valley.
  这个村子处于一山谷中。
• Please enclose your remittance, making cheques payable to Thames Valley Technology.
  请附上汇款，支票收款人为泰晤士河谷科技公司。
• There is not in the valley a tree or a stone I don't know.
  这山谷里的一草一木我无不熟悉。