hummock

IPA/ˈhʌmək/
IPA/ˈhʌmək/

hummock — noun

  • hummocksingular
  • hummocksplural

1. a low, rounded mound of earth or grass that rises slightly above the surrounding

1.名詞C1
釋義

a low, rounded mound of earth or grass that rises slightly above the surrounding flat land

例句

The children climbed a grassy hummock to see over the picnic area.

collocation: grassy hummock

A small hummock near the river was the only dry place to pitch their tent.

preposition: near / on a hummock

同義詞
  • hillock

    nearly identical in meaning; hillock is slightly more common

  • mound

    can be natural or man-made; more general than hummock

  • knoll

    a small, rounded hill, often found at the top of a slope

反義詞
  • depression

    a sunken area in the ground, the opposite of a raised hummock

  • hollow

    a low area between raised ground

文法句型

a hummock

hummocks

hummock of [substance]

用法筆記

Most commonly used for natural features in flat landscapes such as meadows, marshes, or tundra. Not typically used for man-made piles of earth.

常見錯誤

❌We climbed a hummock in the Alps.
✅We climbed a hill in the Alps.
💡A hummock is very small, not a large hill or mountain.
❌The gardener made a hummock of soil for the plants.
✅The gardener made a mound of soil for the plants.
💡'Mound' is the more natural word for a man-made pile of earth.