| 单词 | valley |
| 释义 | valley (once / 67 pages) n If you live in a valley, you probably get more fog than they do up in the hills around you. Fog tends to be more common down in the valley, the low area that often forms near a river. If you're into fishing, swimming, and tubing, then a valley is the place for you, because valleys usually have rivers or other streams running through them. The Napa Valley is an area in northern California that is famous for its good wine and food, though technically it's not all a valley; parts of it are quite hilly. Another famous valley, the San Fernando, lies at the foot of the hills of Los Angeles. You might have heard of the infamous "Valley Girl." In movies, Valley girls are usually blonde and say "like" and "totally" a lot. "Like, oh, my God! That low, flat stretch of terrain, is like, totally a valley!" WORD FAMILYvalley: valleys USAGE EXAMPLESThe Frenchman won Olympic gold in the downhill at the 1960 winter games in Squaw Valley, California. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) In central Mexico’s Mezquital Valley, new pick-up trucks bounce along unpaved roads and U.S.-style houses are springing up alongside cornfields. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) Air Force, the Federal Aviation Administration and industry experts — found “buckles,” or valleys, in the vessels’ inner liners. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) n a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper vale Nemea a valley in southeastern Greece where the Nemean Games were held Loire Valleythe valley of the Loire River where many French wines originated San Fernando Valleya fertile valley in southern California to the north of Los Angeles; includes many residential communities San Joaquin Valleya vast valley in central California known for its rich farmland Shenandoah Valleya large valley between the Allegheny Mountains and the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Virginia; site of numerous battles during the American Civil War Cataract Canyona tributary of the Grand Canyon Grand Canyonthe enormous gorge of the Colorado River in northern Arizona Great Rift Valley( geology) a depression in southwestern Asia and eastern Africa; extends from the valley of the Jordan River to Mozambique; marked by geological faults Olduvai Gorgea gorge in northeastern Tanzania where anthropologists have found some of the earliest human remains dale an open river valley (in a hilly area) glena narrow secluded valley (in the mountains) gullydeep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour) holler, hollowa small valley between mountains nullaha ravine or gully in southern Asia ravinea deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water) rift valleya valley with steep sides; formed by a rift in the earth's crust arroyoa stream or brook canon, canyona ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall dell, dinglea small wooded hollow drawa gully that is shallower than a ravine gorgea deep ravine (usually with a river running through it) wadigully or streambed in northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season depression, natural depression a sunken or depressed geological formation |
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