Word · Frequency #26913
brae
/brei/
noun
斜坡；山坡
核心释义
a slope or hillside
- 1.
斜坡；山坡
n. a slope or hillside
斜坡；山坡
用法In use
We walked up the steep brae to reach the old castle.
用法提示：brae 在此句中作名词，意为“山坡、斜坡”。
The sheep were grazing on the grassy brae behind the farm.
用法提示：brae 作名词，表示“山坡”，指农场后面的草坡。
From the top of the brae, we could see the whole valley.
用法提示：brae 作名词，指“山坡”，与 from the top of 搭配。
the brae
brae 为可数名词，复数形式不变，仍为 brae。
The brae was covered in snow.
山坡上覆盖着雪。
on the brae
Sheep were grazing on the brae.
羊群在坡上吃草。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- up the brae
- 上坡；向山坡上
- We climbed slowly up the brae.我们慢慢地爬上山坡。
- down the brae
- 下坡；向山坡下
- The sheep wandered down the brae.羊群沿着山坡向下走去。
- steep brae
- 陡峭的山坡
- The road climbed a steep brae.这条路爬上一处陡峭的山坡。
- foot of the brae
- 山坡脚下
- The farmhouse is at the foot of the brae.农舍在山坡脚下。
流行文化与引用Pop culture & quotes
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 brae 拆成 b + rae（像 ray 光线），想象阳光照在山坡上，记住‘斜坡’。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：Scottish English、literary/poetic writing、place names brae 通常用于苏格兰英语，多出现在文学、诗歌或地名中；在日常标准英语中不常见。该词带有方言色彩，正式写作里用得较少，除非是在苏格兰语境或刻意营造乡土、诗意氛围时。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six listed words rhyme with brae (/breɪ/): day, way, say, play, may, stay. Be careful: brae looks like bread and bra, but those do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.