a/an + tarn
tarn 是可数名词,首次提及时用 a/an。
We saw a tarn from the ridge.
我们从山脊上看到了一个冰斗湖。
冰斗湖;山中小湖
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
冰斗湖;山中小湖
a mountain lake, especially one formed by glaciers
We saw a tarn from the ridge.
我们从山脊上看到了一个冰斗湖。
冰斗湖;山中小湖
n. a mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers)
We stopped to rest beside a quiet tarn above the tree line.
我们在林木线以上一个宁静的冰斗湖旁停下来休息。
The old path led us to a deep tarn hidden between the rocky peaks.
那条古老的小路把我们带到一个隐藏在多岩山峰之间的深冰斗湖。
Photographers often visit these northern tarns for the mirror-like water.
摄影师们经常造访这些北方的山中小湖,欣赏如镜的水面。
tarn 是可数名词,首次提及时用 a/an。
We saw a tarn from the ridge.
我们从山脊上看到了一个冰斗湖。
特指某个冰斗湖时用 the。
The tarn was formed by a glacier.
这个冰斗湖是由冰川形成的。
复数形式直接加 -s,泛指时不用冠词。
Tarns are common in glaciated valleys.
冰斗湖在冰川谷中很常见。
用 there be 句型表达存在或位置。
There is a tarn near the summit.
山顶附近有一个冰斗湖。
Not this
The valley has several tarn.
Use this
The valley has several tarns.
tarn 是可数名词,被 several 修饰时必须用复数形式 tarns;汉语名词没有规则复数,学习者容易漏掉 -s。
Not this
We visited tarn in the mountains.
Use this
We visited a tarn in the mountains.
tarn 是单数可数名词,前面需要不定冠词 a;汉语没有冠词系统,学习者常漏掉,导致句子不合语法。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
山中小湖
The hikers stopped to rest beside a mountain tarn.
徒步者停下来,在山中小湖边休息。
冰斗湖
A glacial tarn occupies the cirque below the peak.
一座冰斗湖坐落在山峰下方的冰斗中。
偏远的山中小湖
They discovered a remote tarn hidden in the valley.
他们在山谷中发现了一个偏远的山中小湖。
山中小湖的水
The tarn water was clear and cold.
这山中小湖的水清澈而寒冷。
小湖;小冰斗湖
A small tarn glistened under the morning sun.
一个小湖在晨光下闪闪发光。
高地山中小湖
Highland tarns are often fed by snowmelt.
高地的山中小湖常由融雪补给。
Use tarn naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
tarn 发音像“潭”,冰斗湖就是山间小潭,记住“冰川留下的小潭”。
语域:formal 常见场景:地理学、文学/游记 “tarn”多用于地理或文学性的书面描写,比较正式;日常口语中更常说 mountain lake。
与 tarn 同韵(/ɑːn/)的词:barn、yarn、darn。注意形近但音不同的词:turn /tɜːn/、torn /tɔːn/、tan /tæn/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.