the foothills of [place]
表示某山脉或高地的山麓地带时,常用复数形式 foothills。
The village lies in the foothills of the Andes.
这个村庄位于安第斯山脉的山麓丘陵。
山麓小丘
山麓丘陵;山脚小丘
a relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain
山麓丘陵;山脚小丘
A hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range.
The village sits on a foothill, with the snowy peak rising behind it.
村庄坐落在山麓小丘上,身后耸立着白雪覆盖的山峰。
用法提示:foothill 是名词,意为山麓小丘,在句中作介词 on 的宾语,说明村庄的位置。
We parked at the edge of the foothills and started the climb up the main trail.
我们把车停在山麓丘陵的边缘,开始沿主步道攀登。
用法提示:foothills 是 foothill 的复数形式,作介词 of 的宾语,指山脚下的丘陵地带。
A low foothill blocks the view of the lake from the roadside.
一座低矮的山麓小丘挡住了路边看向湖泊的视线。
用法提示:foothill 作主语,指一座低矮的山麓小丘。
表示某山脉或高地的山麓地带时,常用复数形式 foothills。
The village lies in the foothills of the Andes.
这个村庄位于安第斯山脉的山麓丘陵。
foothill 也可直接作定语修饰名词,如 foothill road。
The foothill town is popular with hikers.
这个山麓小镇很受徒步旅行者欢迎。
hill 是更通用的词,可指任何低矮山丘,不特指山脚。若要强调位于山麓这一位置,用 foothill 更准确,hill 会失去这层空间限定。
grammar · medium
易错句子The village is surrounded by many foothill.
正确表达The village is surrounded by many foothills.
foothill 是可数名词,受 many 修饰时须用复数形式 foothills;中文“山麓小丘”没有复数标记,容易漏掉词尾 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子We camped at the foothill of the mountain.
正确表达We camped at the foot of the mountain.
表示“山脚下”时应用固定搭配 at the foot of the mountain;foothill 指山麓的小丘,单数 the foothill 并不能表达“山脚下”这个位置。
foothill 特指山脚下或山脉边缘的低矮小丘,hill 泛指任何独立的小山,不强调位于大山脚下。
foothill 是高山脚下地势较低的小丘,mountain 指高耸的山体,海拔和高度都明显更高。
foothill 指山脚处的一个小丘,是一个独立的地形;slope 则指山或地面的倾斜面,不是独立的山丘。
喜马拉雅山麓丘陵
The village lies in the foothills of the Himalayas.
这个村庄位于喜马拉雅山麓丘陵地带。
东部山麓
They hiked through the eastern foothills of the range.
他们徒步穿越山脉的东部山麓。
绵延起伏的山麓丘陵
The road winds through rolling foothills covered with vineyards.
道路蜿蜒穿过遍布葡萄园的绵延起伏的山麓丘陵。
山麓地区
The foothill region is known for its mild climate.
这个山麓地区以温和的气候闻名。
山麓小镇
They stopped at a quiet foothill town on their way to the national park.
他们在去国家公园的路上停在一个安静的山麓小镇。
foot (山脚) + hill (小山); related: football, footprint, uphill, hillside
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