potrero

/pəˈtreɪroʊ/

Meanings

noun

台地，山坡上的长桌状高地。

A long mesa on the flank of a mountain.

Examples :

"The cattle grazed peacefully on the potrero, a flat, grassy mesa that stretched out along the side of the mountain. "

牛群在那片山坡上的台地上悠闲地吃草，那是一块平坦、长满草的长桌状高地，沿着山边延伸开来。

Related Words

stretched verb

/stɹɛtʃt/

拉伸，延伸。

"I stretched the rubber band until it almost broke."

我把橡皮筋拉伸到几乎要断了。

cattle noun

/ˈkæt(ə)l/

牛，牲畜

"Do you want to raise cattle?"

你想养牛吗？

grazed verb

/ɡɹeɪzd/

放牧，吃草

"1999: Although it is perfectly good meadowland, none of the villagers has ever grazed animals on the meadow on the other side of the wall. — Stardust, Neil Gaiman, page 4 (2001 Perennial Edition)."

1999年：虽然那边的草地是上好的牧场，可从来没有村民在那堵墙另一边的草地上放牧过牲畜。

that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

那个，那件事。

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

我姐姐带了几本书去图书馆，那本是关于恐龙的。

grassy adjective

/ˈɡɹɑːsi/ /ˈɡɹæsi/

长满草的，草木茂盛的

"The park had a grassy area perfect for playing. "

公园里有一片长满草的区域，非常适合玩耍。

long noun

/ˈlɔːŋ/ /ˈlɑŋ/ /ˈlɒŋ/ /ˈlɔŋ/

长元音

"The "o" in "boat" is a long vowel sound. "

"Boat"这个词里的"o"是一个长元音。

along adverb

/əˈlɑŋ/ /əˈlɒŋ/ /əˈlɔŋ/

一起，一同。

"John played the piano and everyone sang along."

约翰弹着钢琴，大家都跟着一起唱了起来。

flank noun

/flæŋk/

侧面, 胁部

"The doctor gently pressed on the dog's flank to check for any pain. "

医生轻轻按压了狗狗的侧腹，检查它是否疼痛。

peacefully adverb

/ˈpiːsfəli/

平静地，安详地

"The children played peacefully in the park, sharing toys and laughing. "

孩子们在公园里平静地玩耍，分享玩具，欢声笑语。

mountain noun

/ˈmaʊntɪn/ /ˈmaʊntn̩/

山，峰。

"We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains."

我们周末去山里徒步旅行了。

mesa noun

/ˈmeɪ.sə/

台地，平顶山。

"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。

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。