Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #7806
terrain
地形；地貌；地带；地面
An area of land, especially with regard to its physical features; the ground surface, often considered for its characteristics or military potential.
- 1.
A single, distinctive rock formation; an area having a preponderance of a particular rock or group of rocks.
单一的独特岩层；以某种或某类岩石为主的地区。
- 2.
a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential
具有特定特征或军事潜力的地块
- 3.
An area of land or its particular features.
一片土地或其特定地形特征。
- 4.
The surface of the earth; the ground.
地球表面；地面。
- 5.
An individual's overall state of health.
一个人总体的健康状况。
岩层；岩性地层；健康状况；身体状态；单一的独特岩层；以某种或某类岩石为主的地区。；具有特定特征或军事潜力的地块；一片土地或其特定地形特征。
In use
The terrain around the village is too rocky for farming.
We checked a map of the terrain before starting the long hike.
The mountain terrain makes the drive slow but beautiful.
they decided to attack across the rocky terrain
terrain + be + adj
描述地形的特征时常用此结构。
The terrain is extremely rugged.
地形极其崎岖。
prep + (adj) + terrain
介词on/over/across等常与terrain搭配。
We drove over rough terrain.
我们驶过了崎岖的地形。
the terrain of + n
Connections
Collocations
- rough terrain
- 崎岖的地形
- The hikers struggled to cross the rough terrain.徒步者们艰难地穿越崎岖的地形。
- mountainous terrain
- 多山的地形
- The expedition faced challenges in the mountainous terrain.探险队在多山的地形中面临挑战。
- difficult terrain
- 难行的地形
- The vehicle was not suited for difficult terrain.这种车辆不适合难行的地形。
- unfamiliar terrain
- 不熟悉的地形
- It took time to adjust to the unfamiliar terrain.适应不熟悉的地形需要时间。
- traverse the terrain
- 穿越地形
- The team needed to traverse the terrain quickly.团队需要快速穿越地形。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
音似“特润”，想象特殊地形被雨水滋润，易记地形特征。
Context & Register
[object Object]
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词与 terrain 押韵（IPA 结尾均为 /eɪn/）。注意拼写类似但发音不同的单词如 mountain (/ˈmaʊntɪn/) 和 certain (/ˈsɜːrtn/) 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。
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