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单词 scenery
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scenery

noun
/ˈsiːnəri/
/ˈsiːnəri/
[uncountable]
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  1. the natural features of an area, such as mountains, valleys, rivers and forests, when you are thinking about them being attractive to look at
    • The scenery is magnificent.
    • to enjoy the scenery
    Synonyms countrycountry
    • landscape
    • countryside
    • terrain
    • land
    • scenery
    These are all words for areas away from towns and cities, with fields, woods and farms.
    • country (often the country) an area that is away from towns and cities, especially one with particular natural features:
      • She lives in the country.
      • an area of wooded country
    • landscape everything that you can see when you look across a large area of land, especially in the country:
      • This pattern of woods and fields is typical of the English landscape.
    • countryside land outside towns and cities, with fields, woods and farms. Countryside is usually used when you are talking about the beauty or peacefulness of a country area: a little village in the French countryside.
    • terrain (formal) land. Terrain is used when you are describing the natural features of an area, for example if it is rough, flat, etc: The truck bumped its way over the rough terrain.
    • land (usually the land) the countryside; the way people live in the country as opposed to in towns and cities:
      • Many younger people are leaving the land to find work in the cities.
    • scenery the natural features of an area, such as mountains, valleys, rivers and forests, especially when these are attractive to look at:
      • We stopped on the mountain pass to admire the scenery.
    Patterns
    • mountainous/​mountain/​wild/​rugged country/​landscape/​countryside/​terrain/​scenery
    • beautiful/​glorious/​dramatic country/​landscape/​countryside/​scenery
    • open country/​landscape/​countryside/​terrain/​land
    • rolling country/​landscape/​countryside
    • to protect the landscape/​countryside/​land
    Extra Examples
    • For a complete change of scenery, take a ferry out to one of the islands.
    • The hotel lies amid spectacular mountain scenery.
    • The river passes through a rich variety of scenery.
    • We stopped on the mountain pass to admire the scenery.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • lovely
    • nice
    • picturesque
    verb + scenery
    • admire
    • enjoy
    • look at
    scenery + verb
    • change
    preposition
    • amid (the) scenery
    • in (the) scenery
    • through (the) scenery
    phrases
    • the beauty of the scenery
    • a change of scenery
    See full entry
  2. the painted background that is used to represent natural features or buildings on a theatre stage
    • That table is part of the scenery for Act 2.
    Wordfinder
    • backdrop
    • costume
    • curtain
    • footlights
    • prop
    • proscenium
    • scenery
    • set
    • stage
    • the wings
    Topics Film and theatreb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + scenery
    • set up
    • change
    preposition
    • scenery  for
    See full entry
  3. Word Originmid 18th cent. (earlier as scenary): from Italian scenario, from Latin scena ‘scene’. The change in the ending was due to association with -ery.
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