"combes" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 谷地
• 山谷（小）

Definition

“Combes” 是“combe”的复数，指的是山坡上的小山谷或洼地，通常较干燥，常见于英格兰南部。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要用于英式英语的地理或地质语境中，日常会话中少见。多用于指较小的、通常干燥的山谷。常见于地名。

Examples

The hills were covered with green grass and small combes.

这些山丘覆盖着绿草，还有一些小**谷地**。

Farmers sometimes use the combes to shelter animals.

农民有时利用这些**谷地**来遮蔽牲畜。

There are many combes in southern England.

英格兰南部有许多**山谷**。

We went hiking and got lost between the winding combes.

我们去徒步时，在曲折的**山谷**中迷路了。

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

许多英格兰的古村庄藏在远离主路的深**谷地**中。

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

春雨有时会让这些**山谷**里流满小溪，夏天又会干涸。