terrain
noun /təˈreɪn/
/təˈreɪn/
[countable, uncountable]- used to refer to an area of land when you are mentioning its natural features, for example, if it is rough, flat, etc.
地形;地势;地带 - difficult/rough/mountainous terrain
艰难/崎岖/多山的地形 - They walked for miles across steep and inhospitable terrain.
他们在陡峭荒凉的地形上走了几英里。
Synonyms countrycountrysee also all-terrain乡村 - landscape
- countryside
- terrain
- land
- scenery
- country (often the country) an area that is away from towns and cities, especially one with particular natural features:
(常作 the country)尤指具有自然特征的乡下、乡村: - She lives in the country.
她住在乡下。 - an area of wooded country
树木覆盖的乡村地区
- She lives in the country.
- landscape everything that you can see when you look across a large area of land, especially in the country:
- This pattern of woods and fields is typical of the English landscape.
这种林地与田野的格局是典型的英格兰乡村景色。
- This pattern of woods and fields is typical of the English landscape.
- countryside land outside towns and cities, with fields, woods and farms.
Countryside is usually used when you are talking about the beauty or peacefulness of a country area: a little village in the French countryside.指乡村、农村 - terrain (formal) land.
Terrain is used when you are describing the natural features of an area, for example if it is rough, flat, etc: The truck bumped its way over the rough terrain.指地带、土地 - land (usually the land) the countryside; the way people live in the country as opposed to in towns and cities:
(通常作 the land)指与城镇相对的农村、农村生活方式: - Many younger people are leaving the land to find work in the cities.
许多较年轻的人陆续离开农村到城市去找工作。
- Many younger people are leaving the land to find work in the cities.
- scenery the natural features of an area, such as mountains, valleys, rivers and forests, especially when these are attractive to look at:
- We stopped on the mountain pass to admire the scenery.
我们在山口停下来欣赏风景。
- We stopped on the mountain pass to admire the scenery.
- mountainous/mountain/wild/rugged country/landscape/countryside/terrain/scenery
- beautiful/glorious/dramatic country/landscape/countryside/scenery
- open country/landscape/countryside/terrain/land
- rolling country/landscape/countryside
- to protect the landscape/countryside/land
Wordfinder- colonize
- discover
- explore
- pioneer
- reconnaissance
- scout
- settle
- terrain
- territory
- voyage
Topics Geographyc1- Tank warfare dominated campaigns in open terrain.
开阔地带战役以坦克战为主。 - Make sure you have equipment that is suitable for the terrain.
确保你有适合那种地形的装备。 - The truck bumped its way over the rough terrain.
卡车在崎岖不平的地面上颠簸行进。 - local fighters who know the terrain
熟悉地形的当地战士
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- flat
- steep
- hilly
- …
- cross
- navigate
- negotiate
- …
- across… terrain
- over… terrain
词源early 18th cent. (denoting part of the training ground in a riding school): from French, from a popular Latin variant of Latin terrenum, neuter of terrenus from terra ‘earth’. - difficult/rough/mountainous terrain