单词	meadow
释义	meadowmead‧ow /ˈmedəʊ $ -doʊ/ ●○○ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINmeadow Origin: Old English mædwe Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Again the enemy pushes through the meadow and up the hill, and the battle is renewed. In the countryside, large working farms interrupted a landscape of mountains, meadow, marshland, and abandoned quarries. Perhaps it still is, for it still winds peacefully between the elm-shaded meadows of the Exe valley past congenial inns. She lifted it over the fence and set off across the little meadow, gathering speed and thoroughly enjoying it. The Rockets seem happier hacking their way through the brambles than skipping across a grassy meadow. They circled in the wind, their cries filling the morning air as we crossed the bottom meadows into the hamlet. They look a bit like our familiar meadow pipit apart from the chestnut colour of the throat. We were friends, on Sunday afternoons we went running in the lower meadows. Thesaurus THESAURUS► field noun [countable] an area of land in the country, especially one where crops are grown or animals feed on grass: · a wheat field· Cows were grazing in the field. ► meadow noun [countable] a field with wild grass and flowers: · alpine meadows ► paddock noun [countable] a small field in which horses are kept: · Horses are much happier in a big paddock with several other horses. ► pasture noun [countable, uncountable] land or a field that is covered with grass and is used for cattle, sheep etc to feed on: · large areas of rough upland pasture· cow pastures WORD SETS► Nature backwater, nounbank, nounbank, verbbare, adjectivebarrier reef, nounbay, nounbayou, nounbeach, nounbeck, nounbelt, nounbillow, nounbiting, adjectivebitter, adjectiveblack ice, nounblast, nounblazing, adjectivebleach, verbblizzard, nounblow, verbblowy, adjectivebluff, nounbluster, verbblustery, adjectivebog, nounboiling, adjectiveboulder, nounbracing, adjectivebreaker, nounbreeze, nounbreezy, adjectivebrook, nounbrush, nounbrushwood, nounburn, nounbutte, nouncanyon, nouncascade, nouncataract, nouncave, nouncavern, nounchange, verbchasm, nounchoppy, adjectiveclap, nounclear, verbclement, adjectivecliff, nouncloud, nouncloudburst, nouncloudy, adjectivecoast, nouncoastal, adjectivecoastline, nouncone, nouncopse, nouncountry, nouncranny, nouncrater, nouncreation, nouncreep, verbcrisp, adjectivecrosswind, nouncumulus, nouncyclone, noundale, noundell, noundense, adjectivedew, noundewdrop, noundewfall, noundewy, adjectivedisgorge, verbdog days, noundownpour, noundownriver, adverbdownstream, adverbdownwind, adverbdrift, verbdrift, noundriftwood, noundrizzle, noundrop, verbdrop, noundrought, noundry, adjectivedry land, noundull, adjectivedune, nounduster, noundust storm, nouneast, adjectiveeddy, nounelectrical storm, nounequable, adjectiveeye, nounface, nounfail, verbfair, adjectivefall, nounfell, nounfen, nounfield, nounfierce, adjectivefiord, nounfirth, nounfjord, nounflood, verbflood, nounflood tide, nounflotsam, nounflow, nounflow, verbflower, nounflurry, nounfog, nounfogbound, adjectivefoggy, adjectivefoothill, nounfoothold, nounford, nounforeshore, nounforest, nounfoul, adjectivefreak, adjectivefreeze, nounfresh, adjectivefreshen, verbfreshwater, adjectivefrost, nounfury, noungale, noungale force, adjectivegap, noungentle, adjectivegeyser, nounglacial, adjectiveglen, noungnarled, adjectivegrassy, adjectivegreen, adjectivegreenery, nounground, nounground level, noungulley, noungully, noungust, noungust, verbgusty, adjectivehail, nounhailstone, nounhailstorm, nounhaze, nounheadwind, nounheath, nounheather, nounheat wave, nounhigh tide, nounhigh water, nounhill, nounhillock, nounhillside, nounhill station, nounhilly, adjectivehoarfrost, nounhot spring, nounhummock, nounhurricane, nounice, nouniceberg, nounice cap, nouninclement, adjectiveincline, nounIndian summer, nouninland, adjectiveinland, adverbinlet, nouninshore, adverbisland, nounisle, nounislet, nounjetsam, nounjungle, nounknoll, nounlake, nounlakeside, adjectiveledge, nounlightning, nounlip, nounloch, nounlough, nounlow tide, nounlow water, nounmarshland, nounmeadow, nounmere, nounmild, adjectivemillpond, nounmire, nounmist, nounmisty, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmonsoon, nounmoonless, adjectivemoor, nounmoorland, nounMother Nature, nounmound, nounmountain, nounmountainous, adjectivemountainside, nounmountaintop, nounmouth, nounmudflat, nounmull, nounmurmur, verbmurmur, nounnarrows, nounnestle, verbnew moon, nounnook, nounnorth, adjectivenortheast, adjectivenortheaster, nounnortheasterly, adjectivenortherly, adjectivenorthwest, adjectivenorthwester, nounnorthwesterly, adjectivenotch, nounoasis, nounonshore, adjectiveooze, nounoutcrop, nounovercast, adjectiveozone, nounpack ice, nounpalisade, nounpanorama, nounparch, verbparched, adjectivepass, nounpatchy, adjectivepeak, nounpeal, nounpeasouper, nounpebble, nounpelt, verbpenumbra, nounperishing, adjectivepinewood, nounpinnacle, nounpitiless, adjectivepond, nounpour, verbprecipice, nounprospect, nounpuddle, nounquicksand, nounradiate, verbraging, adjectiverain, nounrainbow, nounrain drop, nounrainfall, nounrainstorm, nounrainwater, nounrainy, adjectiverange, nounrapids, nounrarefied, adjectiveravine, nounraw, adjectiverecede, verbreedy, adjectivereef, nounreservoir, nounridge, nounrift, nounrime, nounrise, verbrise, nounrock, nounrocky, adjectiveroll, verbrolling, adjectiverough, adjectiverural, adjectivescenery, nounscud, verbsea breeze, nounsea mist, nounset, verbshore, nounsky, nounslope, nounsludge, nounsnow, nounsnowbound, adjectivesnow-capped, adjectivesnowdrift, nounsnowfall, nounsnowflake, nounsnowstorm, nounsnowy, adjectivesouth, adjectivesoutheast, adjectivesoutheaster, nounsoutheasterly, adjectivesoutherly, adjectivesouthwest, adjectivesouthwesterly, adjectivespinney, nounspring, nounstream, nounsullen, adjectivesultry, adjectivesummer, nounsummit, nounsun, nounsundown, nounsun-drenched, adjectivesunrise, nounsunset, nounsunshine, nounswamp, nounsweep, verbswollen, adjectivetempestuous, adjectivethaw, verbthaw, nounthicket, nounthin, adjectivethunder, verbthunderbolt, nounthunderstorm, nounthundery, adjectivetide, nountreeless, adjectivetree-lined, adjectivetrough, nounturf, nountussock, nountwilight, nounvale, nounvalley, nounverdant, adjectivevisibility, nounvoid, nounwashout, nounwater, nounwatercourse, nounwaterfall, nounwaterside, nounwaterspout, nounwax, verbwest, adjectivewest, adverbwestbound, adjectivewesterly, adjectivewesternmost, adjectivewestward, adverbwet, adjectivewhirlpool, nounwhirlwind, nounwhite horses, nounwhitewater, nounwild, adjectivewill o' the wisp, nounwind, nounwindstorm, nounwindswept, adjectivewindy, adjectivewood, nounwooded, adjectivewoodland, nounwoodsy, adjectivewoody, adjectivezephyr, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► alpine · The area also has a range of fragile eco-systems and rare plants including button grass, alpine meadow and snow gum.· At one extreme are pure, natural ecosystems like an alpine meadow or a mangrove swamp.· Of all the sporting activities available during the afternoon, one pleasure is walking through alpine meadows.· Swimming: Lauterbrunnen has a lovely outdoor swimming pool set in alpine meadows. ► green · Sunshine, warm smiles and a skyline of gently rounded peaks dressed in verdant green meadows and lush forests.· I have plucked flowers from twenty-two pastures and twenty-two mountains and from plateaux and green lowland meadows.· To them it was what it seemed to be, a pleasant green meadow.· Then the car hurtled on to the deceptive green meadow - and into it! ► open · The castle, is located across an open meadow to the rear.· The trees thinned and they fled across an open meadow.· Riven even heard skylarks sporting over the open meadows. NOUN► hay · Upland valleys present additional problems because of their often numerous isolated field barns - sometimes one for each hay meadow.· On the Baca Ranch itself, Boyce proposes to stop irrigating artificial hay meadows.· There was a barn at the far end of the hay meadow, away from the house and the other barns.· For these plants to survive, even in these beneficial conditions, it is necessary to have traditionally managed hay meadows. ► water · It is rumoured that an oil rig is to be set up on the local water meadows.· From the hides, shimmering water meadows, fingered spits islands, orange-tinged osiers and countless bobbing birds lay exposed to view.· This faces out on to a flooded water meadow full of grazing buffaloes.· I think Concorde's a wonderful design but I wouldn't want it in this water meadow.· Time allowed 00:25 Read in studio Environmental campaigners have won their battle to stop a bypass being built across ancient water meadows.· Another area needing careful management is the water meadow, where control of water flow is vital.· This point was appreciated by members of the audience thinking of Alton's own water meadow problem. a field with wild grass and flowers
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