Word · Frequency #33458
knoll
/nəul/
noun
小土丘；圆丘；小山包
A small mound or rounded hill.
- 1.
A small mound or rounded hill.
小山丘或圆形山丘
- 2.
A knell.
丧钟
- 3.
A rounded, underwater hill with a prominence of less than 1,000 metres, which does not breach the water's surface.
海面以下的圆形水下山丘,高度不足1000米
水下圆丘；海丘；钟声；（尤指）丧钟；小山丘或圆形山丘；丧钟；海面以下的圆形水下山丘,高度不足1000米
In use
The children rolled down the grassy knoll in the park.
From the top of the knoll, we could see the entire valley.
Ancient burial mounds are often found on small knolls.
a + adjective + knoll
knoll 指圆形的低矮小山丘。
They climbed a grassy knoll.
他们爬上了一座长满草的小山丘。
the knoll + prepositional phrase
The house stands on a knoll overlooking the valley.
房子坐落在一个可以俯瞰山谷的小山丘上。
knoll + object (及物动词)
knoll 作为动词意为'敲钟'，主要用于文学或古语。
The sexton knolled the bell at dawn.
Connections
Learner notes
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