a [adj] dune
用形容词描述沙丘特征
a towering dune
一座高耸的沙丘
沙丘
dunes — plural of dune
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
沙丘
a ridge of sand formed by the wind, found in deserts or near coasts
a towering dune
一座高耸的沙丘
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.
We climbed to the top of the largest dune to watch the sunset.
我们爬到最大的沙丘顶上看日落。
The desert is covered with dunes that shift with the wind.
沙漠被随风移动的沙丘覆盖。
Walking on sand dunes can be exhausting because your feet sink in.
在沙丘上行走会很累,因为脚会陷进去。
用形容词描述沙丘特征
a towering dune
一座高耸的沙丘
定冠词特指某地的沙丘群
the dunes of the Sahara
撒哈拉的沙丘
sand dune 是常见搭配
sand dunes stretch for miles
沙丘绵延数英里
Not this
There are many dune in the desert.
Use this
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。
Not this
We climbed a dunes.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
沙丘
The desert is covered with vast sand dunes.
沙漠被广阔的沙丘覆盖。
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。
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。
沙丘地
Mars has extensive dune fields near its poles.
火星两极附近有广阔的沙丘地。
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。
阿拉基斯。沙丘。
In the movie Dune, the character Duke Leto Atreides says this when they first arrive on the planet.
在电影《沙丘》中,角色莱托·阿崔迪公爵在首次抵达该星球时说了这句话。
Use dunes naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
中性,多用于地理、旅游和环境描述,常见于沙漠或沿海地区
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'.
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