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the + prairie
定冠词加单数，可泛指某一类草原地貌。
The prairie is home to many birds.
这片大草原是许多鸟类的家园。
大草原
prairies — plural of prairie
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大草原
prairie
The prairie is home to many birds.
这片大草原是许多鸟类的家园。
大片相对平坦、树木稀少的草原,尤指北美。
An extensive area of relatively flat grassland with few, if any, trees, especially in North America.
无树草原
a treeless grassy plain
We drove across the prairie for hours without seeing a single tree.
我们开车穿过大草原好几个小时，连一棵树都没看到。
The prairie stretches out to the horizon, covered in tall grass and wildflowers.
大草原一直延伸到地平线，长满了高高的草和野花。
Many birds nest on the prairie during the summer months.
许多鸟类在夏季的几个月里在大草原上筑巢。
定冠词加单数，可泛指某一类草原地貌。
The prairie is home to many birds.
这片大草原是许多鸟类的家园。
不定冠词加单数，指某一片草原。
A prairie can cover hundreds of square kilometers.
一片大草原可以绵延数百平方公里。
表示地点时常用介词 on。
They grew up on the prairie.
他们在大草原上长大。
Not this
There are many prairie in Canada.
Use this
There are many prairies in Canada.
prairie 是可数名词，在 many 后面必须用复数形式 prairies。汉语名词没有复数标记，学习者容易把单数形式保留下来，但英语中可数名词复数需要加 -s。
Not this
He lives in the prairie.
Use this
He lives on the prairie.
指草原、平原这类开阔的陆地时，英语用介词 on，而不用 in；in 通常表示在某个封闭空间或内部。所以要说 on the prairie，类似 on the plains。
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绵延起伏的大草原
The train crossed miles of rolling prairie.
火车穿过了绵延数英里的大草原。
开阔的草原
They set up camp on the open prairie.
他们在开阔的草原上扎营。
草原牧草
The prairie grass swayed in the wind.
草原牧草在风中摇曳。
草原犬鼠
A prairie dog popped out of its burrow.
一只草原犬鼠从地洞里探出头来。
草原火灾
A prairie fire can spread very quickly.
草原火灾可能蔓延得非常快。
草原景观
The prairie landscape stretched to the horizon.
草原景观一直延伸到地平线。
《草原上的小木屋》
My grandmother used to read Little House on the Prairie to me every summer.
我奶奶以前每个夏天都会读《草原上的小木屋》给我听。
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单词prairie里藏着air（空气），大草原开阔空旷，空气清新。
语域：neutral 常见场景：地理、生态、文学描写 该词为中性语体，通常用于地理或生态描述，也常见于文学作品中描写北美大草原。
词尾读作 /ˈɛri/ 的常见词与 prairie 押韵：berry /ˈbɛri/、cherry /ˈtʃɛri/、merry /ˈmɛri/、very /ˈvɛri/、ferry /ˈfɛri/。注意 dairy 拼写中有 air，易被误认为同韵；标准读音多为 /ˈderi/（或英式 /ˈdeəri/），元音与 /ˈprɛri/ 不同，并不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.