Word · Frequency #8132
dune
沙丘
a ridge of sand formed by the wind, found in deserts or near coasts
- 1.
A ridge or hill of sand piled up by currents of wind or water.
由风或水流堆积而成的沙丘或沙丘脊
由风或水流堆积而成的沙丘或沙丘脊
In use
We climbed to the top of the largest dune to watch the sunset.
The desert is covered with dunes that shift with the wind.
Walking on sand dunes can be exhausting because your feet sink in.
a [adj] dune
用形容词描述沙丘特征
a towering dune
一座高耸的沙丘
the dunes of [place]
定冠词特指某地的沙丘群
the dunes of the Sahara
撒哈拉的沙丘
sand dune(s)
sand dune 是常见搭配
sand dunes stretch for miles
沙丘绵延数英里
Common mistakes
There are many dune in the desert.There are many dunes in the desert.
沙丘是可数名词，复数形式为dunes。这里用了many，所以需要用复数形式dunes，而dune是单数形式。
We climbed a dunes.We climbed a dune.
不定冠词a后应接单数名词，dunes是复数形式，应改为dune。
Connections
Collocations
- sand dune
- 沙丘
- The desert is covered with vast sand dunes.沙漠被广阔的沙丘覆盖。
- coastal dune
- 海岸沙丘
- Coastal dunes protect the inland from storms.海岸沙丘保护内陆免受风暴侵袭。
- dune system
- 沙丘系统
- The dune system is home to many unique plants.这个沙丘系统是许多独特植物的家园。
- dune field
- 沙丘地
- Mars has extensive dune fields near its poles.火星两极附近有广阔的沙丘地。
- dune buggy
- 沙丘越野车
- They rode a dune buggy across the desert.他们开着沙丘越野车穿越沙漠。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象字母d像沙丘的侧面弧线，une是un（一），合起来就是一座沙丘。
Context & Register
中性，多用于地理、旅游和环境描述，常见于沙漠或沿海地区
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end with the same sound /uːn/ as 'dune' (ignoring the initial /j/ glide). 'Tune', 'June', 'prune', and 'rune' also share the spelling '-une'. 'Moon' and 'noon' share the sound but have different spelling. Note that the initial consonant cluster varies: /dj/ in 'dune', /tj/ in 'tune', /dʒ/ in 'June', /p/ in 'prune', /r/ in 'rune', /m/ in 'moon', and /n/ in 'noon'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.