Word · Frequency #20980
prairies
大草原
prairies is the plural of prairie.
prairie
- 1.
An extensive area of relatively flat grassland with few, if any, trees, especially in North America.
大片相对平坦、树木稀少的草原,尤指北美。
- 2.
a treeless grassy plain
无树草原
大片相对平坦、树木稀少的草原,尤指北美。;无树草原;草甸
In use
We drove across the prairie for hours without seeing a single tree.
The prairie stretches out to the horizon, covered in tall grass and wildflowers.
Many birds nest on the prairie during the summer months.
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。
a + prairie
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。
on the + prairie
表示地点时常用介词 on。
They grew up on the prairie.
Connections
Collocations
- rolling prairie
- 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。
- open prairie
- 开阔的草原
- They set up camp on the open prairie.他们在开阔的草原上扎营。
- prairie grass
- 草原牧草
- The prairie grass swayed in the wind.草原牧草在风中摇曳。
- prairie dog
- 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。
- prairie fire
- 草原火灾
- A prairie fire can spread very quickly.草原火灾可能蔓延得非常快。
- prairie landscape
- 草原景观
Learner notes
Memory Tip
单词prairie里藏着air(空气),大草原开阔空旷,空气清新。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.