"combes" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 谷地
• 山谷（小）

Definition

“Combes” 是“combe”的複數，指山坡上的小谷地或凹地，常見於英格蘭南部，通常是乾燥的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於英式英語的地理或地質語境，日常對話中很少見。多指較小、通常乾燥的山谷。常出現在地名中。

Examples

The hills were covered with green grass and small combes.

這些山丘被綠草覆蓋，還有一些小**谷地**。

Farmers sometimes use the combes to shelter animals.

農夫有時利用這些**谷地**來庇護牲畜。

There are many combes in southern England.

英格蘭南部有許多**山谷**。

We went hiking and got lost between the winding combes.

我們去健行時，在蜿蜒的**山谷**中迷路了。

Many old English villages are hidden in deep combes away from the main roads.

許多英格蘭的古村莊藏在遠離主路的深**谷地**裡。

Spring rains sometimes fill the combes with streams that dry up by summer.

春雨有時會讓這些**山谷**裡流滿小溪，到了夏天便會乾涸。