英语词汇“valley”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	valley
释义	valley (væli) Word forms: plural valleys countable noun [oft in names] A valley is a low stretch of land between hills, especially one that has a river flowing through it. ...a wooded valley set against the backdrop of Monte Rosa. ...the Loire valley. Synonyms: hollow, dale, glen, vale More Synonyms of valley valley in British English (ˈvælɪ) noun 1. a long depression in the land surface, usually containing a river, formed by erosion or by movements in the earth's crust 2. the broad area drained by a single river system the Thames valley 3. any elongated depression resembling a valley 4. the junction of a roof slope with another or with a wall 5. (modifier) relating to or proceeding by way of a valley a valley railway Word origin C13: from Old French valee, from Latin vallis valley in American English (ˈvæli) nounWord forms: plural ˈvalleys 1. a stretch of low land lying between hills or mountains and usually having a river or stream flowing through it 2. the land drained or watered by a great river system the Mississippi valley 3. any long dip or hollow, as the trough of a wave 4. Architecture the trough formed where two slopes of a roof meet, or where the roof meets a wall Word origin ME valey < OFr valee < val < L vallis, vale < IE base wel-, to turn, roll > walk, well1 Image of valley © gevision, Shutterstock Examples of 'valley' in a sentence valley At the very top you can sit in huge natural pools and gaze out for hundreds of miles across the valley floor. Times, Sunday Times (2017) From one valley to the next, it continually changes and continually takes your breath away. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The farm was set in a valley surrounded by meadows of wild flowers. Times, Sunday Times (2007) But the high walls of the valley and the castle battlements no doubt served as their cliff. Times, Sunday Times (2012) He ended with a long descent to the valley floor. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Or we compare our valleys one with the other. Christianity Today (2000) Wiltshire is especially famed for its river valleys full of snowdrops. Times, Sunday Times (2015) So what brings the jet set to the valley? Times, Sunday Times (2015) To follow the story further we had to walk along a muddy path up the river valley. Richard Fortey THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004) Stunning glacial lakes dotted the valley landscape, pretty alpine rivers flowing between the steep valley walls. Times, Sunday Times (2016) On reaching the valley floor, he lost the track. Times, Sunday Times (2009) At points where the road rose above the valley floor it was possible to see over the tops of their secretive compound walls. James Fergusson KANDAHAR COCKNEY: A Tale of Two Worlds (2004) As the road climbs up into the village, there are good views across the wooded valley to the mountains. Collins Traveller - Mallorca Although they were soaked within a few moments, they took shelter from the wind in one of the wooded valleys. Kerr, Katharine A Time of War (1993) Determined to help, he raised a few thousand Swiss francs in his home valley and set off. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The flat summits of both formations sit above 400 metre high cliffs, the land tumbling away into a spectacular broad valley. Times, Sunday Times (2015) In many parts of the Kush valley, walls of buildings and tips of ancient pyramids lie just inches beneath the surface. Times, Sunday Times (2013) You approach the house down a rough drive and it sits framed in its own wooded valley, like a giant Swiss chalet. Times, Sunday Times (2008) In other languages valley British English: valley /ˈvælɪ/ NOUN A valley* is a low area of land between hills, often with a river flowing through it. ...a wooded valley. American English: valley Arabic: وادٍ Brazilian Portuguese: vale Chinese: 山谷 Croatian: dolina Czech: údolí Danish: dal Dutch: vallei European Spanish: valle Finnish: laakso French: vallée German: Tal Greek: κοιλάδα Italian: valle Japanese: 谷間 Korean: 계곡 Norwegian: dal Polish: dolina European Portuguese: vale Romanian: vale Russian: долина Latin American Spanish: valle Swedish: dal Thai: หุบเขา Turkish: vadi Ukrainian: долина Vietnamese: thung lũng All related terms of 'valley' dry valley a valley originally produced by running water but now waterless Napa Valley a valley in Napa County in the San Francisco Bay Area of N California , noted for its wine production rift valley a long narrow valley resulting from the subsidence of land between two parallel faults , often associated with volcanism . The East African Rift Valley is an example Simi Valley city in SW Calif., northwest of Los Angeles: pop. 111,000 Valley girl an affluent young Californian woman, typically considered as being excessively concerned with physical appearance and social status valley wind a wind that ascends a mountain valley during the day Alpine Valley → the Alpine Valley Death Valley a desert valley in E California and W Nevada : the lowest , hottest , and driest area of the US. Lowest point: 86 m (282 ft) below sea level . Area: about 3885 sq km (1500 sq miles) Moreno Valley city in S Calif.: pop. 142,000 Nappy Valley a residential area that is regarded as suitable for families with young children Seaton Valley a region in NE England, in SE Northumberland : consists of a group of former coal-mining villages Squaw Valley valley in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, E Calif., near Lake Tahoe: a ski resort Valley Forge an area in SE Pennsylvania , northwest of Philadelphia : winter camp (1777–78) of Washington and the American Revolutionary Army Fountain Valley city in SW Calif., near Long Beach : pop. 55,000 hanging valley a tributary valley entering a main valley at a much higher level because of overdeepening of the main valley, esp by glacial erosion Imperial Valley a rich agricultural region in S Calif. & N Baja California , Mexico, reclaimed from the Colorado Desert Silicon Valley an industrial strip in W California , extending S of San Francisco, in which the US information technology industry is concentrated uncanny valley any situation in which there is confusion between pretence and reality , as when a robot strongly resembles a human Wyoming Valley valley of the Susquehanna River, NE Pa .: site of a massacre (1778) Yosemite Valley a glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in central California , in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It has an altitude of about 1200 m (4000 ft), with sheer walls rising about another 1200 m (4000 ft). death-valley curve a curve on a graph showing how the capital of a new company plotted against time declines sharply as the venture capital is used up before income reaches predicted levels Great Rift Valley the most extensive rift in the earth's surface, extending from the Jordan valley in Syria to Mozambique ; marked by a chain of steep-sided lakes , volcanoes , and escarpments the Alpine Valley a straight fracture on the moon that cuts the Alps in two U-shaped valley a steep-sided valley caused by glacial erosion West Valley City city in NC Utah , near Salt Lake City: pop. 109,000 lily of the valley Lily of the valley are small plants with large leaves and small, white, bell-shaped flowers. San Fernando Valley valley in SW Calif., partly in NW Los Angeles: c. 260 sq mi (673 sq km) lilies of the valley a small liliaceous plant, Convallaria majalis, of Eurasia and North America cultivated as a garden plant, having two long oval leaves and spikes of white bell-shaped flowers Tennessee Valley Authority a federal corporation organized in 1933 to provide cheap electric power, flood control, irrigation, etc. by developing the entire basin of the Tennessee River, esp. by building dams and reservoirs Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes a volcanic region of SW Alaska , formed by the massive eruption of Mount Katmai in 1912; jets of steam issue from vents up to 45 m (150 ft) across Chinese translation of 'valley' valley (ˈvælɪ) n (c) 山谷 (shāngǔ) (个(個), gè) (noun) in the sense of hollow Definition a long stretch of land between hills, often with a river flowing through it a wooded valley set against the backdrop of Monte Rosa Synonyms hollow Locals in the sleepy hollow peered out of their country cottages. dale farmhouses all across the dale glen vale a small vale sheltering under mist-shrouded hills depression an area pockmarked by rainfilled depressions dell dingle strath (Scottish) cwm (Welsh) coomb Seevale Synonyms of 'valley' valley Explore 'valley' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of vale Definition a valley a small vale sheltering under mist-shrouded hills Synonyms valley, dale, glen, hollow, depression, dell, dingle, strath (Scottish), cwm, coomb
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