uplands

IPA/ˈʌpləndz/
KK[ˈʌpləndz]IPA/ˈʌpləndz/

uplands — noun

  • uplandssingular
  • uplandsesplural

1. parts of a region where the land rises above the nearby flat country, often fart

1.名詞C1
釋義

parts of a region where the land rises above the nearby flat country, often farther inland.

例句

Sheep fed on the windy uplands above the river valley.

uplands above a lower valley

After the flood, many families moved from wet fields to the uplands.

movement from lower ground to higher ground

同義詞
  • highlands

    usually suggests a rougher or more mountainous high region

  • upland

    the singular form for one area of higher ground, or an adjective before a noun

  • plateau

    a flatter raised area rather than a broad higher district in general

反義詞
  • lowlands

    lower flat ground, especially near rivers or the coast

  • plains

    wide level land without the raised-ground meaning of uplands

文法句型

in the uplands

move to the uplands

uplands above/behind + place

用法筆記

Usually used in the plural for a broad higher district, not for one single hill. Distinguish it from plateau, which suggests a flatter raised area, and from mountain, which usually implies steeper or much higher ground.

常見錯誤

❌The village sits in an uplands.
✅The village sits in the uplands.
💡This noun is normally used as a plural region name, not with 'an'.
❌Rice grows best in the uplands by the river bank.
✅Rice grows best in the uplands above the river valley.
💡Uplands refers to higher ground, not the low land beside a river.