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in the sierras
指齿状起伏的山脉群
They went hiking in the sierras during the summer.
夏天他们在山脉中徒步旅行。
呈齿状起伏的山脉
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呈齿状起伏的山脉
a range of mountains with jagged peaks and irregular outline
They went hiking in the sierras during the summer.
夏天他们在山脉中徒步旅行。
崎岖的山脉。
A rugged range of mountains.
一种鲭鱼类鱼
A scombroid fish.
一种较低质量的西班牙藏红花
A relatively low-quality grade of Spanish saffron.
The hikers admired the rugged beauty of the sierra as they climbed.
登山者们攀登时欣赏着这座齿状山脉的崎岖之美。
Many rare species can only be found in the high peaks of the sierra.
许多稀有物种只能在这座齿状山脉的高峰中找到。
The view of the sierra from the valley was breathtaking at sunrise.
日出时从山谷眺望那座齿状山脉，景色令人叹为观止。
指齿状起伏的山脉群
They went hiking in the sierras during the summer.
夏天他们在山脉中徒步旅行。
指北美西部的西班牙鲭鱼
We caught a sierra for dinner last night.
昨晚我们捕到一条西班牙鲭鱼当晚餐。
Not this
We saw sierra in the distance.
Use this
We saw a sierra in the distance.
在英语中，sierra 作为可数名词单数使用时需要加不定冠词 a/an，而中文没有冠词概念，容易遗漏。
Not this
The map shows several sierra.
Use this
The map shows several sierras.
Sierra 的复数形式是 sierras，不是零变化。中文中名词复数通常不加标记，容易误以为英文也不需要变化。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
崎岖的山脉
They hiked through the rugged sierra.
他们徒步穿越了崎岖的山脉。
高耸的山脉
The high sierra was covered in snow.
高耸的山脉被雪覆盖。
山脉
The sierra range stretches for hundreds of miles.
这条山脉绵延数百英里。
山峰
The sierra peaks are visible from the valley.
从山谷可以看到那些山峰。
山麓丘陵
Wildflowers bloom in the sierra foothills in spring.
春天山麓丘陵上野花盛开。
Use sierra naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一排锯齿（sierra西班牙语意为“锯”），山脊像锯子的齿一样起伏。
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None of these words rhyme with 'sierra' (/siˈєərə/). They are spelling lookalikes with double r and final vowel, but stress and vowel quality differ.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.