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arroyos

/əˈrɔɪoʊz/ /əˈrɔɪəʊz/

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 summer rain, the usually dry arroyos filled with rushing water, making it dangerous to cross them on foot. "
夏季的一场暴雨过后，那些平时干涸的冲沟里充满了湍急的水流，使得步行穿越变得非常危险。
geology geography nature environment

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 streams

streams noun

/stɹiːmz/

小溪，溪流

""We hiked along the mountain trail and crossed several clear streams." "

我们沿着山间小路徒步旅行，并穿过了几条清澈的小溪。

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 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 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 landscape

landscape noun

/ˈlandskeɪp/

风景，景色

"From the classroom window, the entire landscape of the valley unfolded before us. "

从教室的窗户往外看去，山谷的整个风景尽收眼底。

Illustration dangerous

dangerous adjective

/ˈdeɪnd͡ʒ(ə)ɹəs/ /ˈdeɪnd͡ʒəɹəs/

危险的， hazardous 的

"Railway crossings without gates are highly dangerous."

没有栏杆的铁路道口非常危险。

Illustration disappeared

disappeared verb

/dɪsəˈpiːɹd/ /dɪsəˈpɪəd/ /dɪsəˈpɪɹd/

消失，不见了.

"The cat was sleeping on the couch, but when I came back, it had disappeared. "

猫刚才还在沙发上睡觉，我回来的时候，它却不见了。