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arroyo

/əˈɹɔɪ.əʊ/ /əˈɹɔɪ.oʊ/

Meanings
noun

干涸的河床, 冲沟

A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain).

Examples :

"After the heavy monsoon rains, the dry arroyo behind my house turned into a rushing stream for a few days. "
季风雨季之后，我家后面的那条干涸的冲沟，几天之内变成了一条奔腾的溪流。
geography nature environment geology

Related Words

Illustration watercourse

watercourse noun

/ˈwɔːtərkɔːrs/ /ˈwɑːtərkɔːrs/

水道，河道，水路。

"The small stream behind my house is a natural watercourse that flows into the river. "

我家后面的小溪是一条天然水道，流入那条大河。

Illustration whether

whether pronoun

/ˈwɛðə(ɹ)/

哪个，无论哪个

"My parents are unsure whether to take us to the beach or the park this weekend. "

这个周末，我父母还不确定是带我们去海滩，还是去公园。

Illustration usually

usually adverb

/ˈjuːʒju(ə)li/ /ˈjuːʒ(ʊə)li/

通常，一般。

"Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work."

除了每年一两天之外，他通常都走路去上班。

Illustration rushing

rushing verb

/ˈɹʌʃɪŋ/

赶忙， 匆忙。

"She was rushing to catch the bus and almost dropped her books. "

她赶忙去赶公交车，差点把书都掉了。

Illustration behind

behind noun

/bəˈhaɪnd/ /bɪˈhaɪnd/

后面，后部。

"The car's broken-down behind the school. "

那辆车坏在学校后面了。

Illustration sufficient

sufficient adjective

/səˈfɪʃənt/

足够，充足。

"There is not sufficient access to the internet in many small rural villages."

在许多偏远的小乡村，互联网的普及程度还不够。

Illustration seasonally

seasonally adverb

/ˈsiːzənəli/ /ˈsiːzn̩əli/

按季节地，季节性地

"The coffee shop seasonally changes its menu, offering pumpkin spice lattes in the fall and peppermint mochas in the winter. "

这家咖啡店会按季节更换菜单，秋季供应南瓜香料拿铁，冬季供应薄荷摩卡。

Illustration turned

turned verb

/tɜːnd/ /tɝnd/

转弯，拐弯

"The car turned left at the intersection. "

汽车在十字路口向左转弯了。

Illustration temporarily

temporarily adverb

/ˈtɛmp(ə)ɹəɹəli/ /ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/

暂时地，临时地

"The store is temporarily closed for renovations. "

这家店因为装修暂时关闭。

Illustration rivulet

rivulet noun

/ˈɹɪv.jə.lət/

小溪，细流。

"A rivulet of tears ran down his face."

一行泪珠顺着他的脸颊流了下来，像小溪一样。

Illustration splashing

splashing verb

/ˈsplæʃɪŋ/

溅，泼洒。

"sit and splash in the bathtub"

坐在浴缸里玩水花。

Illustration monsoon

monsoon noun

/mɒnˈsuːn/ /mɑnˈsuːn/

季风，雨季风。

"The monsoon season brought heavy rain to the farmers' fields, making it difficult to harvest their crops. "

季风季节给农民的田地带来了大量的降雨，使得他们很难收割庄稼。