mesa

/ˈmeɪ.sə/

Meanings

noun

台地，平顶山。

Flat area of land or plateau higher than other land, with one or more clifflike edges.

Examples :

"A few more miles of hot sand and gravel and red stone brought us around a low mesa to the Little Colorado River."

又走了几英里炎热的沙砾和红色石头路，我们绕过了一处低矮的台地，来到了小科罗拉多河边。

Related Words

miles noun

/maɪlz/

英里，哩

"The sign said the next town was 20 miles away, so we knew it would be a long drive. "

路标上说下一个城镇有20英里远，所以我们知道这会是一段很长的车程。

stone noun

/stɐʉn/ /stəʊn/ /stoʊn/

石头, 石块.

"The old stone wall around the park was very tall. "

公园周围那堵用石头砌成的老墙非常高。

edges noun

/ˈɛdʒɪz/

边缘，边沿。

"The spilled milk ran to the edges of the table. "

洒出来的牛奶流到了桌子的边沿。

river noun

/ˈɹɪvə/ /ˈɹɪvɚ/ /ˈɹaɪvə/ /ˈɹaɪvɚ/

河流，江河

"Occasionally rivers overflow their banks and cause floods."

有时河流会泛滥，淹没两岸地区，造成洪水。

brought verb

/bɹɔːt/ /bɹɔt/

带来，拿来

"Waiter, please bring me a single malt whiskey."

服务员，请给我拿来一杯纯麦威士忌。

little noun

/ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩/ /ˈlɘtl̩/ /ˈlɪtəl/ /ˈlɪtl̩/

少量，一点儿。

"Can I try a little of that sauce?"

我可以尝一点儿那个酱吗？

other noun

/ˈɐðə/ /ʊðə/ /ˈʌðɚ/

别人，他人

"My brother is a different person; he's an other, not like me at all. "

我弟弟完全变了个人，他是个别人，和我一点都不像。

higher adjective

/ˈhaɪə/ /ˈhaɪɚ/

更高，较高的

"The balloon rose high in the sky. The wall was high. a high mountain"

气球在空中越升越高。墙很高。一座高山。

flat noun

/flæt/

平地，地面。

"The park had a large flat area perfect for playing baseball. "

公园里有一大片平地，非常适合打棒球。

around adjective

/əˈɹaʊnd/

在附近，在左右.

"Is Clare around today?"

今天克莱尔在附近吗？

gravel noun

/ˈɡɹævəl/

碎石, 砾石

"The construction crew spread gravel on the new road section to improve its surface. "

建筑工人将碎石铺在新路段上，以改善路面。

plateau noun

/ˈplætəʊ/ /plæˈtoʊ/

高原，台地

"The cattle grazed on the vast plateau, high above the valley floor. "

牛群在广袤的高原上吃草，那里比谷底高得多。