Word · Frequency #8132
dunes
沙丘
dunes is the plural of dune.
核心释义
a ridge of sand formed by the wind, found in deserts or near coasts
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由风或水流堆积而成的沙丘或沙丘脊
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
用法In use
We climbed to the top of the largest dune to watch the sunset.
用法提示：名词单数形式，指一个沙丘
The desert is covered with dunes that shift with the wind.
用法提示：名词复数形式，指多个沙丘
Walking on sand dunes can be exhausting because your feet sink in.
用法提示：名词复数形式，指沙丘地形
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
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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
发音与拼写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'.
用法优先级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。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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