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a dell
dell 是可数名词，复数形式为 dells。
We found a dell at the foot of the hill.
我们在山脚下发现了一个小谷。
小谷；小溪谷
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
小谷；小溪谷
a small wooded hollow
We found a dell at the foot of the hill.
我们在山脚下发现了一个小谷。
小而深的树木繁茂的山谷或洼地
A small, deep, and wooded valley or sunken area of ground, especially in the form of a natural hollow.
小型林间洼地
a small wooded hollow
We followed a narrow trail through a wooded dell, listening to the birds.
我们沿着一条狭窄的小路穿过长满树木的小谷，听着鸟鸣。
The dell behind our house is full of ferns and old oak trees.
我们屋后的小谷里长满了蕨类植物和老橡树。
Heavy rain often turns the dells between the hills into small streams.
大雨常常把山丘之间的小谷变成一条条小溪。
dell 是可数名词，复数形式为 dells。
We found a dell at the foot of the hill.
我们在山脚下发现了一个小谷。
They built a cottage in the dell.
他们在小谷里建了一座小屋。
Not this
They dell in the countryside.
Use this
They dwell in the countryside.
dell 是名词，意为“小谷”；受 dwell（居住，动词）影响误作动词。此处应用动词 dwell。
Not this
He walked through dell.
Use this
He walked through a dell.
dell 是可数名词，单数前须加冠词；汉语无冠词，容易遗漏，故应加 a。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
树木茂密的小山谷
We picnicked in a wooded dell near the river.
我们在河边附近一个树木茂密的小山谷里野餐。
荫凉的小山谷
The children found a shady dell to rest in.
孩子们找到一个荫凉的小山谷休息。
长满青草的小山谷
She sat reading in a grassy dell.
她坐在一个长满青草的小山谷里读书。
隐秘的小山谷
The cottage lies in a hidden dell.
小屋坐落在一个隐秘的小山谷里。
幽静的小山谷
They walked through a quiet dell.
他们走过一个幽静的小山谷。
Use dell naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 dell 的两个 l 看作两座小丘，中间就是树木环绕的小谷。
语域：formal 常见场景：诗歌、文学描写、地名 dell 表示“小谷、小树林环绕的谷地”，通常用于诗歌或文学性描写中，也比较常见于地名；日常口语中少用。
与 dell /dɛl/ 押韵的词：bell、well、tell、sell、smell、shell（重读元音 /ɛ/ + /l/）。注意形近但发音不同的词：deal /diːl/（长元音 /iː/）和 doll /dɒl/（美式常读 /dɑːl/）并不与 dell 押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.