prairie

/ˈpreəri/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpreri/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈprer-ē/ (ame, mw)

prairie — noun

  • prairiesingular
  • prairiesplural

1. a broad stretch of mostly level ground, especially in central Canada and the Uni

1.名詞C1
釋義

a broad stretch of mostly level ground, especially in central Canada and the United States, that is covered with grass and has very few trees

例句

We drove for hours across the prairie under a huge blue sky.

collocation: across the prairie

In spring, yellow flowers covered the prairie behind Grandpa's old farm.

同義詞
  • grassland

    broader general term for land covered with grass in many parts of the world

  • plain

    stresses flat open land, but it is not always grassy or almost treeless

  • steppe

    similar kind of open land, especially in Eurasia, often drier in feel

  • meadow

    usually smaller and softer in image, often with flowers or hay

反義詞
  • forest

    land mainly covered with trees

  • woodland

    an area with many trees rather than open grass

文法句型

across the prairie

on the prairie

用法筆記

Usually refers to the large natural grasslands of central North America. For a smaller local green area, words like 'field' or 'meadow' are often more natural.

常見錯誤

❌There is a prairie behind our apartment building.
✅There is a field behind our apartment building.
💡a prairie is usually a very large natural grassland, not a small patch of open ground.