meadow

/ˈmedəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmedəʊ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈme-(ˌ)dō/ (ame, mw)

meadow — noun

  • meadowsingular
  • meadowsplural

1. An area of open land covered with grass and wild plants, sometimes used for grow

1.名詞B1
釋義

An area of open land covered with grass and wild plants, sometimes used for growing hay or letting animals feed.

例句

The children ran through the meadow chasing butterflies on a warm afternoon.

collocation: run through the meadow

Wild horses grazed peacefully in the meadow behind the old stone barn.

同義詞
  • field

    more general term — a field can be used for crops or grass, while a meadow is always grassy and usually wild

  • pasture

    specifically for animals to graze; a meadow may be wild and not used for livestock

  • grassland

    broader ecological term, often used for large natural areas

反義詞
  • desert

    a dry, barren area with very little grass or plant life

文法句型

adjective + meadow

meadow + of + noun (e.g. meadow of wildflowers)

用法筆記

A meadow is larger than most gardens but smaller than a prairie or steppe. It is typically in the countryside, not in a town or city.

常見錯誤

❌The sheep grazed on the front lawn.
✅The sheep grazed in the meadow.
💡A lawn is short grass around a house; a meadow is a wider, uncultivated grassy area in the countryside.
❌Cows were grazing in a large prairie near the village.
✅Cows were grazing in a large meadow near the village.
💡A prairie is a vast, flat grassland region (e.g. in North America); a meadow is a smaller area found in many landscapes.