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

Loess is a kind of fine dirt or dust that's made up of silt, sand, and clay. The wind blows loess around until it settles and, over time, accumulates in one area.

Where loess settles, the resulting soil tends to become very fertile, and to be distinctive for its yellowish-brown color. There are places rich in loess throughout the United States, as well as parts of China, Europe, and Argentina. There's even an area in Iowa called the "Loess Hills." The word loess is pronounced several ways, including "luss," and like the name Lois. It comes from the German Löss, "yellowish-gray soil."

WORD FAMILY

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USAGE EXAMPLES

Fearful for the safety of her young children, she also immediately transferred them to Loess Hills Elementary School - a mile longer drive from their home.

Washington Times(Oct 29, 2016)

Loess soil is pale and loosely packed, deposited by the wind, and western Iowa has among the highest concentration in the world.

Washington Times(Jun 25, 2016)

Hundreds of hills on the dry, sandy Loess Plateau were flattened by bulldozers to create the 315-square-mile city.

Washington Post(May 29, 2016)

n a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind

Hyper

dirt, soil

the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

单词	loess
释义	loess (once / 42980 pages) n Loess is a kind of fine dirt or dust that's made up of silt, sand, and clay. The wind blows loess around until it settles and, over time, accumulates in one area. Where loess settles, the resulting soil tends to become very fertile, and to be distinctive for its yellowish-brown color. There are places rich in loess throughout the United States, as well as parts of China, Europe, and Argentina. There's even an area in Iowa called the "Loess Hills." The word loess is pronounced several ways, including "luss," and like the name Lois. It comes from the German Löss, "yellowish-gray soil." WORD FAMILY loess USAGE EXAMPLES Fearful for the safety of her young children, she also immediately transferred them to Loess Hills Elementary School - a mile longer drive from their home. Washington Times(Oct 29, 2016) Loess soil is pale and loosely packed, deposited by the wind, and western Iowa has among the highest concentration in the world. Washington Times(Jun 25, 2016) Hundreds of hills on the dry, sandy Loess Plateau were flattened by bulldozers to create the 315-square-mile city. Washington Post(May 29, 2016) n a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind Hyper dirt, soil the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
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