Word · Frequency #26771
tarn
冰斗湖；山中小湖
a mountain lake, especially one formed by glaciers
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n. a mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers)
冰斗湖；山中小湖
冰斗湖；山中小湖
In use
We stopped to rest beside a quiet tarn above the tree line.
The old path led us to a deep tarn hidden between the rocky peaks.
Photographers often visit these northern tarns for the mirror-like water.
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。
the + tarn
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。
zero article + tarns
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。
there is/are + tarn(s) + [place]
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。
Common mistakes
The valley has several tarn.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。
We visited tarn in the mountains.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。
Connections
Collocations
- mountain tarn
- 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。
- glacial tarn
- 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。
- remote tarn
- 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。
- tarn water
- 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。
- small tarn
- 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。
- highland tarn
Learner notes
Memory Tip
tarn 发音像“潭”，冰斗湖就是山间小潭，记住“冰川留下的小潭”。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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/。
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.