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单词 glade
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Definition of glade in English:

glade

noun ɡleɪdɡleɪd
  • An open space in a wood or forest.

    a forest glade
    glades of birch
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Historians speculate about the outlaw's links to these works in stone but perhaps the real answers still lie hidden in those dark forest glades in the middle of Sherwood.
    • The hallucinogenic effects of magic mushrooms were generally restricted to those determined enough to scour forests and secluded glades at the right time of the year.
    • The grassy hillside glade within the dense forest had been around ever since the lake had been there.
    • They prefer open and semi-open habitat, and although two species can be found in forest glades, they usually avoid dense woodland.
    • They got to their usual spot, the glade in the forest and sat down.
    • The midsummer's evening was warm and filled with anticipation, as a friendly crowd of about 4,000 gathered in a glade in the forest.
    • It grows wide in parts, with open glades on both sides, and thick woods beyond it.
    • Our track took us first over smooth grassy flats, then through glades of beech forest so typical of this country.
    • He leapt lightly to the ground and led them through a charred forest to a small glade.
    • Made of the same scrap materials, they wind around the barely cleared trails leading to the heart of the forest, sometimes opening on to small glades with more imposing installations.
    • In about a mile is a small clearing in a glade of woods by a small clear stream.
    • About 250,000 people a year now visit the forest to enjoy its shady woods and sunny glades - and recreation outstrips tree felling as the forest's main source of income.
    • Others awaited Richard II on the battlements of Chester Castle, or in a glade of Sandiway Forest.
    • Flushed and gasping, she dragged her maidservant with her down the forest glade.
    • The action in the second act is set in a forest glade framed by tall, bare tree trunks.
    • She found herself lying on her back, cushioned by a patch of moss in a forest glade.
    • You know, scenarios with unicorns and forest glades and stuff.
    • I follow the trail back down through the forest, past glades of ferns glistening with the mist of slow-running falls on their way back to the ocean.
    • Paths made from mosaic pebbles and broken paving stones will wind through forest glades, leading the visitor to secret places and moonlit grottoes.
    • They were in a forest glade outside the town walls, and were nearing the banks of a river.
    Synonyms
    dell, space, gap, opening

Origin

Late Middle English: of unknown origin; perhaps related to glad1 or gleam, with reference to the comparative brightness of a clearing (obsolete senses of glade include 'a gleam of light' and 'a bright space between clouds').

Rhymes

abrade, afraid, aid, aide, ambuscade, arcade, balustrade, barricade, Belgrade, blade, blockade, braid, brigade, brocade, cannonade, carronade, cascade, cavalcade, cockade, colonnade, crusade, dissuade, downgrade, enfilade, esplanade, evade, fade, fusillade, grade, grenade, grillade, handmade, harlequinade, homemade, invade, jade, lade, laid, lemonade, limeade, made, maid, man-made, marinade, masquerade, newlaid, orangeade, paid, palisade, parade, pasquinade, persuade, pervade, raid, serenade, shade, Sinéad, staid, stockade, stock-in-trade, suede, tailor-made, they'd, tirade, trade, Ubaid, underpaid, undismayed, unplayed, unsprayed, unswayed, upbraid, upgrade, wade
 
 

Definition of glade in US English:

glade

nounɡlādɡleɪd
  • An open space in a forest.

    a forest glade
    glades of birch
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The hallucinogenic effects of magic mushrooms were generally restricted to those determined enough to scour forests and secluded glades at the right time of the year.
    • He leapt lightly to the ground and led them through a charred forest to a small glade.
    • Others awaited Richard II on the battlements of Chester Castle, or in a glade of Sandiway Forest.
    • Flushed and gasping, she dragged her maidservant with her down the forest glade.
    • Paths made from mosaic pebbles and broken paving stones will wind through forest glades, leading the visitor to secret places and moonlit grottoes.
    • The midsummer's evening was warm and filled with anticipation, as a friendly crowd of about 4,000 gathered in a glade in the forest.
    • Made of the same scrap materials, they wind around the barely cleared trails leading to the heart of the forest, sometimes opening on to small glades with more imposing installations.
    • They were in a forest glade outside the town walls, and were nearing the banks of a river.
    • Our track took us first over smooth grassy flats, then through glades of beech forest so typical of this country.
    • They prefer open and semi-open habitat, and although two species can be found in forest glades, they usually avoid dense woodland.
    • It grows wide in parts, with open glades on both sides, and thick woods beyond it.
    • I follow the trail back down through the forest, past glades of ferns glistening with the mist of slow-running falls on their way back to the ocean.
    • Historians speculate about the outlaw's links to these works in stone but perhaps the real answers still lie hidden in those dark forest glades in the middle of Sherwood.
    • About 250,000 people a year now visit the forest to enjoy its shady woods and sunny glades - and recreation outstrips tree felling as the forest's main source of income.
    • She found herself lying on her back, cushioned by a patch of moss in a forest glade.
    • They got to their usual spot, the glade in the forest and sat down.
    • The action in the second act is set in a forest glade framed by tall, bare tree trunks.
    • The grassy hillside glade within the dense forest had been around ever since the lake had been there.
    • In about a mile is a small clearing in a glade of woods by a small clear stream.
    • You know, scenarios with unicorns and forest glades and stuff.
    Synonyms
    dell, space, gap, opening

Origin

Late Middle English: of unknown origin; perhaps related to glad or gleam, with reference to the comparative brightness of a clearing (obsolete senses of glade include ‘a gleam of light’ and ‘a bright space between clouds’).

 
 
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