fen
noun /fen/
/fen/
[countable, uncountable]- an area of low, flat, wet land, especially in the east of England
(尤指英格兰东部)低位沼泽,汾泽 - There was an early morning mist rising from the fens.
清晨的薄雾从沼泽中升起。 - The Fens were drained in the seventeenth century.
汾河在十七世纪被抽干了。 - They rode home across the fen.
他们骑马穿过沼泽回家。 - 55 acres of fen
55英亩的沼泽。
CultureThe Fens are an area of low wet land in eastern England between Lincoln and Cambridge. Much of the land used to be covered by the sea, and it contains many drains and sluices (= sliding gates to control the flow of water) to prevent floods. It is a rich farming area.词源Old English fen(n), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch veen and German Fenn. - There was an early morning mist rising from the fens.