valley

英 [ˈvæli]

美 [ˈvæli]

n.  谷; 山谷; 溪谷; 流域

复数：valleys　

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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

• 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。
• 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。
• A broad valley opened up leading to a high, flat plateau of cultivated land.
  一条宽阔的山谷展现在眼前，通往一处平整的开垦地高原。
• The wind sighed through the valley.
  风在山谷里呼啸而过。
• We drove up a steep-sided valley.
  我们沿着陡峭的峡谷向上开。
• The mountains are studded with dams, any one of which could wreak destruction in the valley below.
  山区到处都是大坝，其中任何一个都可能给下面的山谷带来灭顶之灾。
• Tourists can visit outlying areas like the Napa Valley Wine Country
  游客可以前往像纳帕谷酒乡这样远离城市喧嚣的地方游览。
• We pitched camp in a river valley.
  我们在河谷安营。
• The floods surged over the valley.
  洪水奔腾澎湃漫过溪谷。
• 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。