"dene" in Chinese (Simplified)
小河谷小山谷
Definition
“dene” 指的是小型、常见有树林和小溪流的山谷,主要用于英式英语中指特定类型的狭窄山谷。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“dene” 是一个很少见的英式英语词汇,主要见于英国北部,具有文学或地方色彩,并不是“valley”(山谷)的通用说法,美式英语几乎不用。常与“wooded”、 “narrow”等搭配。
Examples
The river runs through a peaceful dene.
小河流经宁静的**小河谷**。
We walked up the grassy dene behind the village.
我们走在村庄后面长满草的**小山谷**。
Deer are often seen in the dene at dawn.
在**小河谷**里经常在黎明时分看到鹿。
The path through the steep dene was slippery after the rain.
雨后,穿过陡峭**小河谷**的小路变得很滑。
Locals love to picnic in the shaded dene on summer afternoons.
当地人在夏日下午喜欢在有阴凉的**小山谷**里野餐。
If you follow the dene far enough, you’ll reach the coast.
如果顺着**小河谷**一直走,你最终会到达海岸。