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单词 secluded
释义
secludedse‧clud‧ed /sɪˈkluːdɪd/ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a secluded beach
  • They drove to a secluded spot in the country to have their picnic.
  • We rented a little cabin on the edge of a secluded lake.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A secluded setting with breathtaking sea views.
  • After all, we have spent these last few days in a very secluded country house.
  • It has a secluded garden bordered by a stream.
  • It lies in a quarter of an acre of secluded garden in the delightful village of Rockbourne.
  • She had stayed willingly in the secluded garden with the soldier, had not voiced a single protest at his boldness.
  • The garden annexe offers secluded peaceful rooms.
  • We picnicked one day on a small secluded beach and, after, lay sunbathing on the hot sand.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorfar away from other places
a distant or far-off town or country is a long way from where you are: · Food at the fair comes from such far-off places as Brazil and Lithuania.· How can we send our young men off to distant lands to die in foreign wars?
written a faraway country, especially one that you have been told about or have read about, is very far away, and different from your own country: · Ed told us stories of all the faraway countries he had visited.· Avis always dreamed of an exotic vacation in some faraway place.
remote places are far away from other places or people, and very few people go there: · They moved to a remote farmhouse in North Wales.· The helicopter crashed in a remote desert area.
a long way from other towns, buildings, or people, especially in a quiet place where you are alone: · If you travel to isolated areas, make sure you have a good guide.· The area is extremely isolated because of the hills that surround it.
a secluded place is private and quiet because it is a long way from other people - use this about a place where people can do what they want without being disturbed: · They drove to a secluded spot in the country to have their picnic.· We rented a little cabin on the edge of a secluded lake.
informal in a lonely place a long way from towns or villages, where you do not expect to find any houses: · Amazingly, we found a really nice motel in the middle of nowhere.· We were miles from anywhere and had no idea how to get back.
American informal in a part of the country that is a long way from any town: · I'm not moving to that place - it's out in the boondocks.· Gayle lives out in the boonies - it would take at least an hour to get there.
fairly far away from any town or from where other people live, and a little difficult to find and travel to: · The house is a little out of the way, but you should be able to find it.
also off the beaten path American a place that is off the beaten track or path is a long way from the places where people usually go, which usually makes it more interesting to visit: · The little restaurant was so far off the beaten track that we almost didn't find it.· Greg likes to get off the beaten path and discover places that other tourists don't find.
a long way from where you are now or far away from the nearest town: way out in/past/beyond etc: · I live way out in Laurel Canyon.· We drove way out past Reno to the old Fielding place.
far-flung places are all connected with a particular organization, country etc but they are all very far away from it: · Our job is to organize the company's far-flung offices.· Participants come from nations as far-flung as Iceland and Japan.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 We sunbathed on a small secluded beach.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· It has a secluded garden bordered by a stream.· It lies in a quarter of an acre of secluded garden in the delightful village of Rockbourne.· Laing used a pickaxe and shovel to make the grave in the secluded garden, said Mr Stuart-Moore.· It has full gas fired central heating to radiators and has a lovely west facing secluded garden.· She had stayed willingly in the secluded garden with the soldier, had not voiced a single protest at his boldness.· The street offers views to the outside with access to a secluded garden where patients can sit.· There is a pretty secluded garden and a sunny terrace.· The secluded garden is a perfect playground for Emily.
very private and quietsecluded garden/spot/beach etc We sunbathed on a small secluded beach. He’s 80 years old now and lives a very secluded life.
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