Word · Frequency #9071
moorlands
高沼地
moorlands is the plural of moorland.
open land with peaty soil covered with heather, bracken, and moss
- 1.
Open land that has an acidic peaty soil and is mostly covered with heather or bracken.
荒野
荒野
In use
The vast moorland was covered in purple heather.
We hiked across the moorland for several hours.
The moorland stretches as far as the eye can see.
the moorland(s) of [place]
指特定地区的高沼地时常用复数形式。
They explored the moorlands of northern England.
他们探索了英格兰北部的高沼地。
[adjective] moorland
用形容词描述高沼地的特征。
The vast open moorland stretched for miles.
广阔开阔的高沼地绵延数英里。
moorland [noun]
moorland 作定语修饰名词。
Moorland birds are adapted to the harsh environment.
高沼地鸟类适应了严酷的环境。
Common mistakes
We walked across a moorland.We walked across moorland.
误将不可数名词'moorland'用作可数，加了不定冠词'a'。正确用法是零冠词或定冠词'the'（特指时），但泛指时不加冠词。
The sheep graze in the moorland.The sheep graze on the moorland.
介词误用。moorland是开阔的高沼地，通常用'on'表示在其表面，而非'in'（表示内部）。
Connections
Collocations
- open moorland
- 开阔的高沼地
- They walked across the open moorland for hours.他们穿过开阔的高沼地走了几个小时。
- vast moorland
- 广阔的高沼地
- The vast moorland stretched to the horizon.广阔的高沼地一直延伸到地平线。
- wild moorland
- 荒芜的高沼地
- The wild moorland was home to many birds.这片荒芜的高沼地是许多鸟类的家园。
- moorland landscape
- 高沼地景观
- The moorland landscape was beautiful in the autumn light.高沼地景观在秋日的阳光下显得很美。
- moorland path
- 高沼地小径
- They followed a narrow moorland path.他们沿着一条狭窄的高沼地小径行走。
- cross the moorland
Learner notes
Memory Tip
moor（荒野）+land（土地）= 高沼地，联想荒芜长满苔藓的旷野。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：geography、literature 通常用于正式书面语，多出现在地理描述或文学作品中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the '-land' suffix (pronounced /lənd/) but differ in the first syllable vowel; none rhyme exactly with moorland's stressed /uə/ sound.
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。
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