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the Hebrides
专有名词 Hebrides 通常与定冠词 the 连用，并被视为复数。
The Hebrides are a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland.
赫布里底群岛是苏格兰西海岸外的一个由五百多个岛屿组成的群岛。
赫布里底群岛
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赫布里底群岛
a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland
The Hebrides are a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland.
赫布里底群岛是苏格兰西海岸外的一个由五百多个岛屿组成的群岛。
赫布里底群岛[英国苏格兰西部]( 被小明奇海峡分为内赫布里底群岛)
n. a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland
We spent two weeks touring the Hebrides last summer.
去年夏天我们花了两周时间游览赫布里底群岛。
The Hebrides are famous for their wild landscapes and quiet beaches.
赫布里底群岛以其野性的风景和安静的海滩而闻名。
She dreams of sailing around the Hebrides one day.
她梦想有一天乘船环游赫布里底群岛。
专有名词 Hebrides 通常与定冠词 the 连用，并被视为复数。
The Hebrides are a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland.
赫布里底群岛是苏格兰西海岸外的一个由五百多个岛屿组成的群岛。
表示“在群岛（上）”时，常用介词 in，后接带 the 的群岛名称。
They spent their holiday in the Hebrides.
他们在赫布里底群岛度假。
作为群岛名称，Hebrides 通常作复数，谓语动词用复数形式。
The Hebrides have a rich natural landscape.
赫布里底群岛拥有丰富的自然景观。
Not this
The Hebrides is a group of more than 500 islands off the coast of Scotland.
Use this
The Hebrides are a group of more than 500 islands off the coast of Scotland.
Hebrides 指“赫布里底群岛”，是复数地名，作主语时谓语动词要用复数，因此 is 应改为 are。
Not this
She lives in Hebrides now.
Use this
She lives in the Hebrides now.
群岛这类地理名称前通常要加定冠词 the，所以 in Hebrides 应为 in the Hebrides。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
赫布里底群岛
The Hebrides are a group of more than 500 islands off the west coast of Scotland.
赫布里底群岛是苏格兰西海岸外由五百多个岛屿组成的岛群。
内赫布里底群岛
The Inner Hebrides include Skye, Mull, and Islay.
内赫布里底群岛包括斯凯岛、马尔岛和艾拉岛。
外赫布里底群岛
Stornoway is the largest town in the Outer Hebrides.
斯托诺韦是外赫布里底群岛最大的城镇。
金泰尔角，哦，赫布里底群岛雾气迷蒙的绵延群山。
This famous lyric comes from Paul McCartney & Wings' 1977 hit 'Mull of Kintyre', which sings of the misty rolling hills of the Hebrides.
这句著名歌词出自保罗·麦卡特尼与 Wings 乐队 1977 年的金曲《Mull of Kintyre》，歌中唱到了赫布里底群岛雾气缭绕的连绵山丘。
Use Hebrides naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：Hebrides 里有 brides（新娘）——想象苏格兰西海岸外的小岛像一群新娘站在海中。
语域：neutral 常见场景：地理、旅行、历史 该词是专有地名，通常用于地理描述、旅行或历史语境，语气中性。
There are no full rhymes with /ˈhɛbrɪdiːz/ in this list. 'Cyclades' and 'Andes' only share the final /diːz/; 'Hesperides' shares the ending /ɪdiːz/ but stresses a different syllable (/hɛˈspɛrɪdiːz/). Note especially the lookalike 'brides' (/braɪdz/): the final six letters of 'Hebrides' spell 'brides', but the two are not pronounced alike.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.